Without comparison, there would be no harm, and the players attacking the four districts are now in deep trouble.
The siege had already inflicted heavy losses on them, and then the crossfire from the Sky City shards further tormented the players.
This was hardly a battle; it was more like a massacre. Even though it was an epic war, damn it, this was clearly a supporting role.
It wouldn't have mattered so much if everyone was in the same boat, but then Starfire had to go and be unconventional, actually capturing a city shard. It was simply intolerable—the disparity between people was just too immense.
Especially since No. 1 Shard had taken over three city shards with lightning speed, this sentiment reached its peak.
Many guild leaders tried to get in touch with Starfire's members; those who couldn't reach them tried through various connections to contact the players who had made it onto the shards.