I have a question to those in favor of 24-48 hr+ mob spawn also known as hnm? How do they add to the game? How are they fun? What do they actually add to the game? And why do you guys want it?
I'm far from a casual player and casual gamer. I always put effort in to the things I do. Even going to the most extremes as to stay up 24hrs to get basic stuff. But really, I don't find staying up that long fun. I get sick, I get irritable, and my family more or less insults my gaming habits.
Items in this or any game are just digital property and in no way effect your real life outside a maybe happiness high that you have for maybe a week tops. Most of my memories of ffxi from past to present has always been about playing with my friends and meeting people. None are about drops I've gotten. Even such as Bounding Boots which I got after 5 years of hunting.
Maybe this is due inpart that i'm not, nor ever been one for material possessions. I tend to recall fondly of the friends i was with rather the item i've gotten