Why take things away from one group of people, making it worse for them, and give them to another group of people?
Why not just give to the 'another group of people' and leave the first group alone?
No one can cry about losing anything.
Independents could be and are already rewarded for good roleplay, in special RP requests.
Adding things in for factions will both increase their membership and make them just a little bit more fun.
