"Elite factions"

[Primitive]

Freedom to do what you like inside your faction. So, lets say faction 'G' and faction 'S' commit a diplomatic faux pas, leading to House 'K' declaring war on one. The indys had nothing to do with this situation and probably don't want to be involved. Being involved in a faction means you're lugging a lot of history around on your shoulders.

Another thing - tyrannical leaders. You can enjoy a faction's RP while disagreeing with the faction leader's stance on running it. One example I can think of would be, lets say, the LN. If Sina had been allowed to remain in charge, I can bet there would have been a lot of resignations and a rise in indys.

True, I stand corrected from what I said.