Quote Originally Posted by FunkYeahDragons View Post
If you don't want to play when the Balmung and Gilgamesh activity surges, you likely won't be playing at all.
To be honest: If the premade stomps enough for me to even notice it's a premade (I don't look at names), the game isn't fun and I rather do something else - and consequently do just that. Personally, I feel that if the games are shit, I am no worse off not playing them.

Plus, that is exactly why the mechanism works in the first place. Boycott and strikes in general do not work if things remain functional during the period. If you boycott unethically produced products, that only works if there's a harsh cut in the companies profit margins caused by it - if the product remains profitable, they won't change their behavior. Same applies if you and your co-workers strike against abusive work conditions. The company won't care one bit if business is not considerably affected. It's an action made to forcefully induce change by exerting the power you have due to the interdependency of the parties. And that only works if you actually have power.