your takes are so bad its rping should never come before game balance. mo2 is not a roleplaying game. it is a hardcore sandbox mmo. yes it has some rping in it but it is not what the game is about.
Err, yes it should, otherwise you end up with a game that is focused on competition, as opposed to a simulation, which is what the game actually is. It is a game where you play a role in a simulated world. If they forget that, then every time we see walking corpses in town, we'll be taken out of the immersion. Am i saying balance should be forgotten entirely? No; but what you've overlooked is that zombies not being in towns is also about balance.
Also, It is for balance AND immersion.
Imagine if you could walk zombies into town; i could summon 30 of them and walk them into the bank and detonate them. Is that what you want?
You haven't even really thought about balance at all. You're another lazy person who wants convenience above all. You're part of the reason they add things like a party system with no friendly fire. Stop being lazy and play your role. Stop begging to be spoonfed.
Everything you're going to say, i've already thought of, and considered it wrong. You would seriously save time just listening to what i say over what you yourself think.