That commander leading the troops this time around was depressed. Really depressed. But he had no words; there was nothing he could do if Eternal Dominion and his bunch wanted to be unreasonable and snatch this mission from them.
The concept of first come, first served was nothing but a beautiful dream in MMOs, where it was the trend to kill-steal monsters, experience, and even equipment. No one who gamed to the point where they were a boss of something would be naive enough to fantasize about this eventuality. Even his own comrades would show their contempt at him for thinking like this, so that mercenary leader had said all he did simply to vent his despondence, before cursing Eternal Dominion a hundred and eighty times in his heart.