1. “PK seems to be favored over RP. All of my efforts at RP go unnoticed, whereas PKers get all the titles. Therefore I’m not going to waste my time RPing.”

I don't know how to answer that except to say it's inaccurate. There's been plenty of mortals who finished their lives with zero PKs, but reaped piles of RP rewards. I can think of one that heroimmed in the last year as well, along with several others with reasonably abysmal non-zero-win records in that department. Herald is one cabal that has a ton of titled/quested/etc. members, but there's recent examples in every cabal (and uncaballed characters) who are less than deathfull, but consistently rewarded.

2. “The IMMs treat people unequally and show favouritism. Therefore you shouldn’t bother RPing, as CF is all about who you know.”

The majority of immortals have no way at all of figuring out who is playing who. The minority who can see your login information generally don't go to it unless a rules violation comes up. For example, it's reasonably common that we have discussions like "CharacterX deleted. Huh. Look who played him. It's on the Battlefield."

As an example, of all the current Scions, I have a guess at who plays one, and that's only because the character reminds me of a very cool character from the past. I've never even looked at IPs or other information on this person. As for the rest of the cabal, I have no clue, and don't want to.

As for accusations of favoritism: If you or someone else thinks they have a case of this kind, feel free to report it. If we see a string of crappy characters being rewarded by the same Immortal over and over, we will step in (and have, in the past). I'll also step up and say that a lot of these favoritism accusations are the last resort of people who lack the creativity or effort to reap these sorts of rewards.

3. “Empowerment RP is not worth it. I basically just RP for over 50 hours and get absolutely nothing. The IMMs can take their RP and shove it.”

Empowerment isn't for everyone, and it's certainly not for novice players. It's right in the character generation, and is re-emphasized in helpfiles. A lot of veterans view it as a perk more than a drawback- a chance to interact early on with an Immortal they enjoy, and something that isn't difficult for them.

The point of empowerment is to make sure that religions are consistent and well-represented. I certainly don't want lame priests running around with my stamp of approval on them. This is a large part of why I do most of my observation silent and unseen- the better players roleplay all the time because they enjoy it, and those are the people that have an easier time with me.

valguarnera@carrionfields.com