Hey there. I'm paying attention to the feedback on this topic, and will weigh it in the balance.
To clarify some of the points, and share rationale behind the design.
Membership is required to join an outfit as NSO
This is true. On Live, you can't actually play your NSO character unless you have membership, so effectively nothing here changes for veterans.
People who stop paying for membership have to get kicked from their outfits
You do not get kicked from your outfit when your membership has ended, but currently lose access to outfit chat and war asset access. Losing access to the outfit coordination, basically putting you in robot jail, is to prevent players from playing for both teams at the same time. Example: You're in a TR outfit, but your outfitmates are fighting for NC. This doesn't represent the behavior we want to see in-game.
There is no reason to play nso...
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