hey, here's my take. While I do go out and "bash 'em up", I try to take the time to speak and RP. (I got killed typing!
) because sitting there in awkward silence just doesn't cut the musterd for me unless I'm busy fend off that cat so I don't bleed to death. (or in some cases, I'm sitting back, listening to to PCs Argue.) I try to turn the "pseudo-quests" into social functions... Ido got some good xp in the past two weeks doing such.