Quote Originally Posted by Hyrist View Post
I don't believe SE is going to vastly deviate the reward system within this zone. I could be wrong but it seems like they've created a theme of co-operation that shines through the majority of this content. Hunts was problematic because it was overpopulated, with no way to stagger participation. This Exploration Mission system seems to address that problem.
They have never released content in the game where other parties see each other. In Japan for example Hunts are completely contested, they do not help each other from what I understand.

This might be a continuation of that, where only the party that attacks gets rewarded.