You have a feedback system (imm exp) and in an effort to show more proactive focus and attention you gravitate towards activities that are not related to gameplay (description, traditionally roles).

I totally understand why this occurs. As an admin it is much simpler to read static text then invest creative energy in interactions or focus in watching people run left and right.

But descriptions as you stated before amount to 5 minutes to an hour of time a player invests in their character. Roles see more time investment but the ratio of great role to great roleplayer is low (part of the reasoning behind the recent change).

For many players the focus of the game is around conflict relationships (at a low level PK but also the relationships we develop with our enemies). We see more chatter about player behavior when it comes to PK relavant things (gear hording, perma grouping, triggers, cheap shots, getting PK affecting skills).

Perhaps instead of just throwing out pats on the back to show you pat instead focus those pats towards shaping behavior that impacts player to player interaction.

I know in the last 4 years I have been involved in roughly 4,000 PK events that ended with a corpse (mine or someone elses) on the ground. And out of those 4,000 player to player interactions I have had immortal notice (xpadd, comment, minor echo) on about 30, which I suspect is high as far as player experiences go (And over 50% of those are in just 2 high profile characters). Conversely writing roles has a "notice" affect of more around 1/2. Going to a shrine is something like 1/20 (if I include not getting a response).

I don't mean to be critical but what is your goal to using the imm exp system?

Also fictional characters don't own things when it comes to intellectual property, players do. But I do find your stance interesting.