If being able to spot a ship on the horizon is dependant on experience, wouldn't it make more sense to have that in the game like IRL, instead of statt based stuff?
I just don't want to be in a situation where I managed to spot something at great distance but not being to report it due to game-mechanics. Or not have seen anything at all but have it auto-reported because my statts say I've spotted it.
Both situations break immersion. You're reminded of playing a game, because your actual skill is limited to or superseded by a number in a .cfg file.