It's not hard to beat another guild to a raid event.
I'm pretty sure I saw TMO all up in Karnors on the 4/5th yet they still lost out on Venril Sathir.
I don't know what the big deal is. If you are sitting in the immediate area for 2-3 days farming whatever is in the zones (Tranq/Juggs-Tola-Prot-Reet-King) there really is no "fight."
If something is due in 2 days, sit your ass there for 2 days completely ruling the zone with an iron fist.
If TMO did that, they could easily take the next Trakanon encounter, guaranteed. Whether they win against said encounter is assumed opinion.
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