Sweatshirt had mistakenly thought the guild leaders must have known that an invasion of Sunken Reef, due to the parade and the greed of older, more established guilds. He had no idea that the spirit of the kingdom was about to send an army of its own. The preparation lacked something to Sweatshirt, it was when one of the captains talking to a new recruit said, "Yeah but also I think it's great. I can already imagine being part of a huge war."
The recruit brought up his fear about losing his pay and how his losing levels would set him back. The Captain's response was to shrug, and that disappointed Sweatshirt, he hoped people would see what the guild can be. He too is fighting for a paycheck but he is literally being paid to do what he loves. Something he wouldn't be able to do in the real world because everybody wears nano-weaved suits.
Also, unfortunately for FLA, their guild leader's skill takes two days to activate.