Because setting up a build for speed detracts from maxing out it's potential for combat and wastes time swapping skills before a fight. Not that the core game is hard at max level but getting decent gear is harder to come by. It's good they can set their build up for pure running and only tap the meta bosses 5 times enough to get rewards and then afk, and when people get mad at them for playing afk wars they can just say my build isnt specced for this sorry. XD Technically true but doesn't that just create another problem? Well it's on what anet wants, afkers or help them with a source to make it in time. Even then people will still afk in this game. They way they see it is, why should I waste time regarding then event when I can drop a 20 second rotation then watch YouTube videos while everyone else finishes the meta and still get the same rewards. It all falls down to anet making this game to casual.I believe I just found the thread for you: https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/78105/why-should-we-do-events-when-players-just-afk-leech-off-of-us#latestYep I've read and commented =)