Nobody said it's great RP for him to stand there and wait for you to reconnect. It's just no better OR worse RP for him to treat you special because of something only a player would understand. But yeah, we can all agree it's lame and a certain level of OOC perspective in our decision making has always been acceptable to keep the game fun.

For example: It makes perfect IC sense for a Maran to do everything he can to con-kill an Imperial in one session if he could. People don't do it because it's lame. The deciding factor in that decision comes down to the interaction between players, not characters, sometimes.


Unfortunately, while RP might be required on CF, PK seems to be the driving aspect these days. CF isn't inherently a competitive game, but it's certainly played by competitive people. It's also played by people who use it as an outlet for their frustrations, just like any other game or hobby. Whether it's CF, another MUD, another game, or something like a sport, some people are just out to "win" no matter what.

At the end of the day, it's just part of the game. A bad part, perhaps, but a part of the game nobody can remove completely.