Quote Originally Posted by Fyce View Post
@OP: Actually, the people complaining about Hunts are not saying that the concept is bad, they are saying that the rewards and a few gameplay mechanics are flawed.
The overall idea behind the Hunt is good, but the actual implementation is not in several ways.

Not to mention all the bad behaviours it generates because of said flaws.

So, your core opinion of this gameplay element is completly compatible with the complains currently happening.
I'm not saying hunts are perfect by any means... but to contradict what you say, I have seen a number of posts saying "remove hunts from the game" or something to the effect like it was a terrible idea in the first place.

To the poster about reward/effort, well. Since I only have 450 tomes thanks to the weekly cap, I only have 1 piece of soldiery gear. I don't have enough Allied Seals to upgrade it yet. My weapon is still only... i55? i60? Hunts aren't helping with that, I'm working on other progression to try to improve my weapon. For the toxic behavior... well, don't participate in it. Be friendly! I can say that the odd person here and there raging in shouts isn't in any of my LSs or parties--they're pretty chill about the whole thing.

So yes, hunts aren't perfect. I'm still glad they were added to FFXIV, and they've added a lot to the game/community for me.