Official faction perks - why?

[Omi]

Indies have one huge perk that official factions don't. It's freedom. Freedom to play within ID rules and role the way you want without any responsibility or accountability.

I don't really have anything to add other than saying that this pretty much sums up my opinion perfectly.

Indies have nothing to care about except their own enjoyment. Accountability, in particular, is a total non-issue.

Right now, the benefits of being an indie group far, far outweigh those of being an official faction. Having some mythical right to shape the direction of my NPC faction's lore/diplomacy/goals/whatever is all well and good in theory, but considering the infrequent updates and general apathy towards change that this community displays as a whole, it actually boils down to a whole lot of nothing. Meanwhile, my faction and I are expected to uphold standards of fair play, roleplay quality, and so forth. Why wouldn't I just lel around as an indie instead, not caring about what anyone tries to tell me I could or should be doing? I don't have to care; I'm an indie. Worst case scenario, I spend 2 million on a /renameme and start with a 'blank slate' again.

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