Some people are upset because hunts allowed them to reach caps much more quickly than doing dungeons, and this pulled significant traffic away from dungeons and duties, turning every hunt into a zerg-rush that often brought out the worst in people.

With this latest patch, I've started to really enjoy hunting. Before the patch it was impossible to participate in hunts without being in a full-time hunt party. Last night, I ran into Sabotender ballerina out in the field. I put out a /shout and gathered players from around the area, and we partied up to take it down. It was fun, challenging, and rewarding. I feel this kind of experience is close to what the developers of hunts originally intended.

Personally, I'll be doing hunts much more now that it's no longer a race to take down marks. I'm interested in the GC hunt gear mostly for glamours, and while I still find it a little expensive (especially for i70), that's my main motivation for hunting now.