Virg (atys)
As for OP mats being useful in non-PvP situations, they do have some uses. However this is mainly in digging supreme (egiros pick) or digging in general (boosted focus gear). As for outside of digging and PvP activities OP mats are not really required. You can do almost every PvE activity without good (or no) gear in this game. Only two examples I can think that actually is significantly helped by a vedice weapon is when solo-ing KPs. Also tekorn weapons do also come in useful when tanking a boss without armour (critical hits causing stuns prevent him from hitting you).
Ah ok, thanks for clarification :)
If a guild is in a position where they want to make use of these things, then they probably have some high-level players that have potential to be great pvpers. It is unfortunate that the only way to get this stuff is via pvp, so if you are a completely non-aggressive person you have no chance of obtaining them.. but that is a different debate. So I guess the issue for the most part just boils down to motivation to learn pvp (I think we all know that already).
So why aren't people motivated?
Personally I've always avoided pvp because I have always found it utterly terrifying. I'm not aggressive, I don't like trash talk and I get intimidated easily. Ask Elv about me right before the first (and only) pvp training session I went to haha.. it was pathetic. I almost ran away at the last second. However the atmosphere was relaxed and friendly, so I forced myself to stay and did have a lot of fun with it and learned a lot once we got going. That made me want to do more of it.
I suspect many other people find pvp intimidating as well, or don't feel the competitive urge or aggression or whatever.. but this relates back to good sportsmanship and just making it a little more fun and approachable for everyone.
Not saying we should ban trash talk in outpost wars, that would be silly... but I think we do agree that a general attitude change (on both sides) might help :)