You know what i would LOVE to do? Just wait until all of those stormtroopers are all together in a big swarm like that, and then just toss a support class' bomb into the middle and watch them all fly over the rooftops.
Did he mean "HEY WAIT I CANT TAKE DEAD PEOPLES' GUNS?!" or what?
Nope. The server didn't allow unlocks. Consequently he couldn't choose alt weapons for the different classes.... so his favourite sniper rifle or shiny missile launcher was out of reach.