Hated hamlets then and I will hate them now, mostly because the seal drop rate was ridiculously bad and they served no purpose except for the relic progression, which all hamlets really were was a timesink for the relic. Ultimately they would have no meaning in ARR, sure you could put some half decent armors but why do that when it seems anything with a tome or lockout is pretty much given away. Now skirmish would be nice to bring back, but would all just be for vanity at this point.