@Yubina: Because guilds tend to be smaller on this game than on others. I've lost recruits to delays, myself, and we are one of the big guilds. I imagine a smaller guild would suffer more if it lost recruits that way.
@Bitttymacod: Regarding ranged weapons on OPs... well ranged weapons are of little use if you don't PvP with them. Rifle and pistol can be used to pull mobs/bosses all right, but they are at their best when you fight one person with them or when you use them as a finishing tool. AL does good when you are followed by more than one player, but once you mastered the weapon... you will never use it out of PvP, because there would be no use for it. They also do great on OPs. And launcher... is next to useless out of OPs.
All of that said, I'm also of the opinion this specific "problem" is not an abuse of game mechanics. Roleplaywise, it would make sense for the defending guild leader to shout "Hey, we've stored supplies for the defence, take whatever you need to wreck havock on those sons of gingos!!!" or something akin to that. And regarding how it "unbalances" the launchers, well it's the only use of the weapon... and I know some master launchers who don't bring them to war because they feel the logicstic is not worth it, as well as others non-masters who feel the grind itself is not worth the benefits you reap from it.
Have a good day!
@Bitttymacod: Regarding ranged weapons on OPs... well ranged weapons are of little use if you don't PvP with them. Rifle and pistol can be used to pull mobs/bosses all right, but they are at their best when you fight one person with them or when you use them as a finishing tool. AL does good when you are followed by more than one player, but once you mastered the weapon... you will never use it out of PvP, because there would be no use for it. They also do great on OPs. And launcher... is next to useless out of OPs.
All of that said, I'm also of the opinion this specific "problem" is not an abuse of game mechanics. Roleplaywise, it would make sense for the defending guild leader to shout "Hey, we've stored supplies for the defence, take whatever you need to wreck havock on those sons of gingos!!!" or something akin to that. And regarding how it "unbalances" the launchers, well it's the only use of the weapon... and I know some master launchers who don't bring them to war because they feel the logicstic is not worth it, as well as others non-masters who feel the grind itself is not worth the benefits you reap from it.
Have a good day!