Laoviel
... I am a pawn listening to the battle leader (so, most of the time pressing a couple of buttons to heal/nuke).
...at least half are in the heal pod. They are wasting two hours of their life pressing a few buttons and maybe moving around. Not entertaining.
You're not required to stand in a pod the whole time or use pods at all, and that also often fails. Regardless of the battle duration, some players still haven't put the time into practicing PVP combat.