The golden colt/saber quest is one of the most popular and highlight of the game,an it's fantastic that the devs went with that it does 3 things:
Alternate way of getting a high end weapon:If push battles were the only way to get top end weapons there would be quiet a few people leaving the game much earlier then they would have otherwise.
You want push battles,fine but you better give me something else that is competitive or else there is no point in playing the game.
It's too important not to have options you see?
Even the playing field:there is no reason fort-fighters should be the only means of getting high end gear.The most fun games always present their players with a wide range of options on how to be successful.
IE:thru questing or fort-fighting or simply doing jobs.
We cant have fort-fighting be the only way of playing the game.
More accurate Picture of the best duelers:You win duels because of true skills and strategy not because you happen get a very lucky drop at a fort battle.With a wider availability of high quality weapons you got to "earn" your victories.
Besides everyone doing much more damage to everyone else will mesh nicely with the upcoming health pots,planned in the road map