Hunt is something that you can't put minimal effort into and still get a lot out of. So many groups have people standing afk in a zone, waiting for a train to come by and following it, and then complain when they don't get enough credit cause the rest of their group didn't get there on time.

There are websites and google docs that have the time of death per server. Ask for a link to one or ask what zones have open windows if you are unable to access the website yourself. If they say "I dunno. Pick a zone.", either pick a zone and hope for luck or leave and try to join a more organized group.

As Namasu said; it can definitely be improved, but to say it's ruining the game is exaggerating.