There's a time for RP and there's a time for just playing with people you like to play with, people should be adult enough to know the difference. No one can force their idea of RP down others throats. Or have the right to ruin others gameplay because they don't play ball.
I'm currently leveling a new toon as kami, I have a RL friend who plays Karavan. No one has the right to say I can't play with them or whomever. But I will still do some OPs as Kami and defend kami, because it's fun and it's content in a content starved game I want to play. And if people playing as friends irrespective of faction insults someones RP sensibilities then frankly they need to get over themselves.
I'm currently leveling a new toon as kami, I have a RL friend who plays Karavan. No one has the right to say I can't play with them or whomever. But I will still do some OPs as Kami and defend kami, because it's fun and it's content in a content starved game I want to play. And if people playing as friends irrespective of faction insults someones RP sensibilities then frankly they need to get over themselves.