To all of you people saying this content makes sense or that people should stop being stupid and learn to be elite I say this: get a freaking job or a girl... then comment back.
Lol, at least understand that if a server can not support enough people to do this event efficiently at any given time then se should definitively reevaluate this content.
Also, 12 hour fights, or even 4 hour fights, should never ever happen in an mmo.