No matter how diligently Jake was preparing for the upcoming battle, splitting a strand of his consciousness to keep an eye on his faction's server wasn't that hard. Receiving all these enthusiastic responses, his reclusive soul was greatly taken aback and he came to the realization that he was in fact less alone than he thought. Just as the other members relied on him, he could also rely on them.
In making this request, with his distrustful and individualistic nature, he had expected a few dozen positive responses, at best a few hundred, but not much more. Seeing that practically every Myrtharian Nerd was about to join him, he could only be delighted and sincerely grateful.
Even the few negative replies were justified by their situation and geographical position and whether these Players were honest or not their excuses seemed genuine.