Option a: you have allies and can explore/eq gather, but you have none to kill ;
Opt-in b: you have a few enemies, but none to travel with and will suck with explore/eq (except for coming from PK).
I went route a and I do regret it. Maybe cabal will fix it, but after 100 hours of play I'm still not inducted (guess my quality is enough for chancellorship/emperorship, but not good enough for current canals).
Running out of ideas and getting really bored. F**ng laptop is still in repair, so can't pay at primetime (and family/baby won't let do it enough anyways).
Just whining to chill out, nevermind.