On one hand, you're absolutely right, they could and SHOULD divide up their S-Rank power, or have them run double duty. On the other hand, plot device! ;)
In the novel it’s said that S-rank hunters tend to do whatever they want since no one can truly force them to do anything. In the novel most of them are just in it for the money or the power, and aren’t interested in anything lower than an S-rank gate.
I think they distribute their teams based on the magic level emitted by the gates. It has worked well for them so far and they probably had no casualties so they kept it that way. However, recent gates are irregular due to reasons that will be explained later in the manhwa, so it's just due to bad luck, really, not poor planning. Also, Hunters' Guild doesn't have just 1 to 2 gates at a time, they booked a lot of gates so they have to distribute teams in a more efficient way.
@RubySama based on the novel, I think S-rank hunters in korea are responsible people who would never wish for an S-rank gate due to Jeju Island incident. A country that has lost a lot, had turned arrogant s-rank hunters into humble ones
You can attempt to shoe-horn just about any logic to attempt to explain an illogical situation, but the only real answer is that the author did it so the plot could go forward. Tell yourself whatever else you want to make yourself comfortable with it, whether they are responsible hunters or distribute their power, that's up to you. The truth is that it's a work of fiction and the author needed the plot to go forward.
Geez sure, you do you, whatever. Regardless of whether or not it's plot convenience, the gate having irregular magic levels due to a reason explained in the novel is true. In the first place, Aki already said it's a plot convenience, and I get his/her point so I just tried to make another point, what's so wrong with that. What you just said is very redundant and extremely unnecessary to me, there's no need to be so aggressive.
*sigh* one attempt on finding relief by throwing myself in a work of fiction is dampened because people just cant let other people be happy huh
I know, but as we've seen already with the White Tiger Guild, the Guild Master is still responsible for the guild members and it's a blow to their fame and resources if their recruits die. And I read the novel too btw.
I know that the power level of the second gate was a little lower due to the high orc boss hiding his power. But my frustration comes from the fact that we saw in the manhwa that Guildmaster Choi pretty much handled the gate on his own, so it feels like a unnecessary risk to send the B team without support to the second gate, even if the level seemed lower. True, the guild has to manage many gates, but from what the characters implied these 2 were the most dangerous ones, which is why both the MC and the mining team were surprised and proud, respectively, when they heard that the B team was handling the "smaller" one.
True, at the end of the day is the author's choices that matter. But I believe that the main characteristic of a good fantasy setting is that the plot must obey the rules set by the author. It's a very difficult standard to achieve, but doing so it's what makes it believable. Fiction implies suspension of disbelief, but that has limits. If the author says that A works like B, they can't later decide that A works like C without a very good reason.
Anyway, my point is that yes, at the end of the day it was the author's choices. But the point of reading fictional works is to immerse oneself in these crazy worlds, play by their rules and forget reality for a while. The fact that we can have discussions like this one shows that Solo Leveling is a good work. So just let people have fun, ok? ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
See @Vort, this ^ is an example of a decent reply with reasoning that matches the effort of previous commenter, without being condescending. We all know it's a work of fiction, but that doesn't mean we're not allowed to discuss the logic behind the plot. You don't have to act like you're the only one with awareness.
Also @Aki, I appreciate you replying.. but it's been days and I honestly forgot what we were discussing about XD sorry. Good point though :)
I certainly appreciate your effort (●'◡'●)ﾉ And yes, you did have a good point. S gates are not attractive for Korean hunters of any level - except maybe the MC, but he is a special case LOL
LOL No problem. I've been busy with RL stuff and only managed to open mangago. Oops (￣∇￣") Well, better late than never I guess.
I know it's plot convenience and all, but for such a powerful and seasoned guild, Hunters' Guild management is really stupid. You have 2 A-ranked gates and 2 S-ranked hunters. SEND ONE TO EACH GATE! Didn't they say that even for a party of A-ranked hunters only would still be hard to clear a A-ranked gate?! Then why risk it?!
Shouldn't "Strongest soldier" Guild Master Choi be able to handle one on his own with a proper party to back him up? Cha Hae-in is even stronger, she could definitely handle it on her own! Was Guild Master Choi afraid for his life or something?!
I'd understand doing that if they only had 1 S-ranked hunter, with normal hunters having to rest between gates (unlike our adrenaline junkie MC). But they have 2 - which is likely the only reason why the Association allowed them to clear 2 A-ranked gates with only a few hours between them. It's too dangerous otherwise! The B team should stick to B-ranked gates! ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ