I copied this here from a reply in Battlefield that wasn't getting answered. It's probably more appropriate for this forum anyway.

Quote from Nepenthe:
>Anyone who says 'Well, I'm sure I'm
>going to get a level in three more arial prisoners' is going
>to make me sit down figure out the command to dock them enough
>XP to make that statement false.

Quote from Quislet:
That last part about them advancing in a certain number of kills is something I see all the time. Especially when someone in a group is planning on leaving soon and someone else wants them to stay long enough to level first. I don't find it good RP, and I try to ignore when I gain a level myself unless others mention it, but it does happen. I'm guessing you take it quite a bit more seriously than I have.

My Comments and questions regarding the above:
I see this a lot too...and because so many people do it, I didn't really know it was frowned upon. So I've done it myself.

Let's say then that you're out with a group, you are very close to that next title and your leader says they have to leave shortly. Most of the time I will just wait till I get another chance to go out before I get that 250 exp needed to reach next level. Grumbling to myself OOC because I am so close.

But a lot of times I'll get a gt from that leader asking how close I am to my next title, so they can determine whether continuing to play for a few minutes will benefit their group or not. Sometimes I simply say that I am very close. I understand that this is poor roleplaying, but how exactly would you answer a question, like that? Or would you? Do you ignore it and pretend you never heard them ask?

REALISTICALLY speaking even WE would never know how close we are to gaining a title. You don't know how much experience it takes before you are handed the next title by your guildmaster, right? Or do you? Maybe your guildmaster has a list of requirements to be met? "Kill x number of ugruks and I'll reward you with x title?"

Can this situation be handled in a way that is still IC without upsetting the Immortals?

And what about those times when you are in the middle of a battle and something happens to you as a player pulling you away from your computer immediately? Many of us have families, husbands, children that literally DEMAND our attention sometimes and I have found myself getting in arguments with my husband on occasions because I can't just drop connection and leave the game when he wants me to. I usually tell my group in that situation that my mind is wandering...meaning I am afk. Is this also a big NO NO?

Being fairly new to CF I really don't know what the restrictions are regarding things like this. And it would be nice to know. If these kinds of things are frowned upon by the Immortals then I will probably have to spend less time playing to avoid family conflicts.
Actually I should probably do that anyway.