Some people are just completely anal when it comes to their pk record, as if it's the be-all and end-all of characters. Even I feel somewhat conscious of it when I never did during the first year or two of playing.

In all seriousness, your murder gnome achieves very little in satisfaction. There is no exception to those who draw more satisfaction from laughing, cheering and being scared witless than ticking off another 'kill' on a mental list. Emotion is where it's at - living through an environment with competition so layered it makes wedding cakes look flat.

Consistancy scores so much higher than being gnome-in-a-psycho-suit3897. Being a presence that people can relate too, build around and predict to a certain degree. It's what lets us believe in the game. Makes us realise we're not playing text doom, that this is a living breathing world we're pouring ourselves into. Immersion shouldn't be ruined by statistics, at best they should be a curiousity. You are welcome to waste your time being flat, it's a way to observe the awesomeness of others and I do it myself from time to time. But it doesn't feed the soul like making a legend live at your fingertips. Clack those keys and build some depth, because in carrionfields, pk drives you!

Yhorian