Boring in the general type of player that gravitates toward it. I like Scion, Battle, Empire because it attracts pk oriented players.
Boring in the cabal dogma. Zealously balanced? C'mon.
Boring in the relationships the cabal necessitates. You can't have true allies or resources due to the nature of the cabal's goal.
The 'balance' excuse. It is too often abused for convenience. I hate that from every perspective.
There is nothing historically or contextually cool about Nexus. No awesome quests or stories. It's so uninspiring. Maran have Shokai, Tara'Bal, and the original non-cabal Maran. Empire has (some) politicking and intrigue, backstabbing, and fear. Scion is Scion. Battle has the Rites, the tablet, and a whole slew of awesome history to play off of or build around. Outlander has neat little powers, inherent difficulties, and dynamic factions between aligns.