While I feel the pains of bounty hunters whose tokens are locked, I guess I respect the decisions of the team too. You see, they have got to protect the interests of their investors too. And most importantly safeguard the price of the token from falling below reasonable threshold.
Yes, bounty hunters may be pained but if the project is a solid one, then no need to fear, for later in the end, you are still going to cashout.
That's called delayed gratification