Quote Originally Posted by Walfan View Post
Try using a stygian ash (the item that removes the shield), I can't say it gives you gold 100% but I tried it out myself and while my group only got silver, I got gold.
It's really cheap on my server at least (1k gil) and you can override someone else's ash.
That still means some people who otherwise would be getting gold are only getting silver, it doesn't really solve the underlying problem of people who contributed not getting a high enough ranking.