Inspired by a pretty epic fight last night on Odin, I reckon hunts should be less like they are now, and more like this guy.
http://i.imgur.com/KJmAWI0.jpg
Sync item levels, give the boss a massive damage and health buff (and I mean up to half hour to take down with insta kill AOE, like the above mofo) to make group tactics a necessity, and you'll have something that's a lot harder to farm, and a lot more fun to kill. That's my two cents anyway.