It will help keep your favorite servers populated. I don't think it is too much to ask for and you will be able to know which server to join to get the most AP out of your time.
 
I've been in the group since I first played on Skial, the events don't bug me too much. :<
 
I can understand why you are doing this, but forcing people to join a group to enjoy perks is kind of rude
 
Why are you people crying over this? Is it that hard to join the Skial group?

and if you play on Skial, you should join the group to show your support anyway, not just for AP points.
I've been a group member of Skial since before I joined the forums, and I've literally never gone to a server because of the server events. All they do is annoy me.