Kill characters, but treat players with respect. If you are a douche (and a lot of you are), you're likely to convince the player to log off or delete. A small playerbase isn't fun.

All this talk about playing to "win" and roleplay is ridiculous. The players who make the biggest differences in cabal wars are the ones everyone treats with respect and doesn't grief. It doesn't take anything to disrespect a nobody who you can dominate. But that's what everybody does. I'd like to see less griefing noobs, and more griefing vets, then the roleplaying arguement might hold weight.