Hey Com.
Nowadays people join with lvl1 gear in lvl80 minigames.
http://imageshack.us/f/542/ov77.png/
Funcom should change the signup system and make it level and Gear based.
for example:
Every lvl80 char with at least green lvl80 gear should be able to signup.
Playing with such muppets destroyes the current minigame situation.