I'm not a huge fan of the mediaplayer either, but at the end of the day GM's make events with the purpose to entertain the players. If the players don't want to participate it's better to let them do what they're going to have fun doing than to force them to play in an event that they don't want to be a part of. I see both sides of the argument, but at the end of the day it's up to the leadership of each battalion to make sure that they are able to create an environment and mindset that although things like the mediaplayer can be fun, that they can have a better time with their battalion participating in a GM's event. Also, you have to think about the potential negative effects that this could have of people flocking to the media player during downtime since it's the only time they can use it. Passive RP, entertainments, etc. during downtime could happen less frequently if changes like these are made. Overall, -1 from me because player choice tends to be the best way to go about things.