This is a game. People play this game to have fun.
I don't care about RP over PvP and even vice versa. It's too easy to look at either and prioritise it above the other. I only care about gameplay. Each of our actions and every encounter we create should be done with the outcome resulting in the most smiling faces possible from both sides in mind, regardless of how much PvP or RP is applied within that encounter.
The RP > PvP mentality is what is killing this mod. I recall from Jonas's thread how he said all the 'serious' RPers were leaving the mod. In most cases such people are of the same calibre that flaunt such a cancerous mentality. It leads players to focus on only their RP and enjoyment and not what those they interact with my also desire from an encounter.
This selfish and honestly toxic culture is the invisible blight on the community. It doesn't create a desire to revisit familiar places for more interactions. It doesn't leave players with a sense of enjoyment after encounters. It just leads to tears and discussions like this.
And yes, I said invisible. That is because the people who flaunt it don't acknowledge how troublesome this culture is and in a way are innocently causing harm without seeing the effect.