Heroes are fighting, plotting, etc, for hours to take an enemy item. And then, instead of rereiding, opposite heroes are sending their lowbies to retrieve, who, with the current playerbase, have no opposition. I've been on both sides, and I retrieved on mids a lot - and I did benefit from it very well. So, for me, it is profitable, but for the whole game it's not good.

Boring fights with boring cabalguards that pisses off heroes and prevents them from raiding. This is why every cabal have their item almost always, and no one is bothering to take it away. Which is boring.