Just because YOU think common rewards are worthless doesn't mean everyone one else does too, they could hand out the ARR ponies tomorrow and I wouldn't give a ratsass, I get them and use them (on many chars) because I LIKE them not because of any kind of prestige. Or do you never use blue jeans/tee shirts/whatever because "everyone else has them"?

Incidentally, I may never get the lynxes because I think they're ugly, has nothing to do with ease/difficulty.