Since this mod's inception it's always been about whoever is closest to the developers gets the shiny cool benefits whilst other areas are overlooked or even nerfed for no actual reason.
The game lost all or any sense of "balance" it had left a good while ago.
RP reasoning is totally overlooked to satisfy the ego of certain developers and their buddies.
Being an Official Faction once meant that you could have at least some say to point your chosen faction in the right direction.
Now, being official has zero benefits as the developers just do what they want regardless of any genuine RP lines or actions- This server will continue to lose players as it always has due to this overly toxic circle.
There will always be an excuse to justify ridiculous actions against players not in their circle jerk which will then be overlooked when arguing the exact same point the following week to protect players in their circle jerk.
The end result is the same across all topics of discussion- Good players are lost as they are curb-stomped/bullied off the server.