Ah, yes, "ItS jUsT a GaMe" reply.
It is. And Lavos and his gun are virtual items. That doesn't make time spent on getting them less real tho.
And people spent time and effort to get them now, during OOV, because someone at DE thought it will be a great idea to add them to OOV rewards pool without clarifying that they will return as regular items later down the line.
But sure, saying "ItS jUsT a GaMe" will fix everything. Same as calling someone names and then saying "ItS jUsT a JoKe".