Do you really think creating a faction is really that hard? Try to keep one alive and then come back.
Trying to keep faction alive is a mistake. If the faction is not attractive then it should not be held on so hard that it squeezes brains out.
It's the mentality that official factions should be kept alive. Unofficial factions are just as fun to play as official ones. Only that there are official factions look horribly down on any indies or unofficial factions that created this elitist attitude that so many has here.
The good old arguement of Elitism. You can always count on that happening. Noone said they aren't fun to play, though alot of indies, you cannot deny, simply pull off things that aren't too smart.