The Hunt - a game breaking feature

[Roxinova]

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As someone also from Excalibur who has been a participant in so called hunt groups over the last few days, I can say it has not torn the community apart like OP suggests, but has brought them together, at least on Excalibur. There's a TS server set up, running 24/7, with a system for Linkshell invites (the Link Shell has to be created daily and you have to leave when you log out because there's not enough room in a Linkshell for all of the people on the server wanting to participate), party invites, they have running timers on the mobs (because unlike what OP said, the S ranks actually have spawn timers limiting how often they spawn, as well as certain conditions that must be met to spawn them), and *gasp* all of them work together to communicate what area they should check because a spawn timer is about to pop, and where it spawned once they find it. They call a pull time and wait for people to get there. Yes, sometimes you get the jerk who doesn't listen and pulls, anyways, however, at least on Excalibur, it has brought so many people together that we don't have enough room in Linkshells and FCs to fit all of the people! Oh, and the groups usually get max rewards from every pull because not only do they wait, but they know what buttons to hit to optimize their chances of getting the reward. The only thing OP can really safely argue is whether it's better to wait in a queue to get your gear or socialize with some people while you wait for a spawn to get your gear.