I'm rank 70 and not started Drac sms yet. I'm just about to by a Parsec (another 45k cry) and have enough cry to get Deluvian armour so I can use the Parsec to do sms on Gazica. Once I get to the Hive I'll get the rest of the cry needed to get Methanoid armour and then complete Drac sms.
However, I've just seen the preview for Sirius, which to me means that it's going to be released soon possibly. (Edit: end of October)
If it gets released before I complete all Drac sms I suddenly don't have a ship to do the sms anymore. This means I have to downgrade the ship I use to a normal Drac ship, and put sms on hold until I've grinded enough for the Drac ship, just because a new system has been released. Wont be able to do WM's with Parsec either.
It might just be me but isn't that somewhat unfair, or have I got all this completely wrong?
Having the rank of the Parsec ship determined by the armour is an infinitely fairer way to determine a Parsec's ship rank.