Oh, I certainly hear you there.
I'm just concerned because it seems that some folks are either getting OOC grief or having their fun completely spoiled by this. Ava complaining that Colelie has made her character basically unplayable, for instance. A part of me is shrugging and saying "conflict is the basis of this game", but another part of me recognizes that we play this game for enjoyment and that sometimes OOC rationale for actions must trump IC.
I'm of the opinion that if the
player is getting that bent out of shape about a storyline in the game that their character is "unplayable", that perhaps they should step back and re-examine how much bleed-through they're allowing. This stuff SHOULD be super serious business for some of our characters. It SHOULD strain friendships and diplmoatic relationships. This kind of shit has started wars in the real world.
If the current state of things bugs people that much, instead of kvetching OOC about how horrible it is to deal with, maybe a better solution would be to group together and start doing things about it ingame?
Start hammering the shit out of the inboxes of the faction contacts demanding answers. Start hosting loud, mouthy, noisy rallies in Pator, or wherever Shakor's metaphorical throne-room would be. Poke ISD. You might even get news coverage out of it.
Just... do something, instead of sitting back and going on about how terrible things are. Boycotting the storyline because it makes your character's life difficult doesn't really do anything productive except take voices, many of them rational and often listened to, out of the equation.