I... actually really like hunts

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If I wait for the hunt LS groups to get there before pulling the mark I or my group has found, they will claim it and yeah, they will get full reward but not me or my group (at least if I'm not in full party).

If I found it, I'll claim it. If someone else found it, I'll wait for them to claim and take what I'll get. But it's simply dishonest to claim small groups won't lose by waiting for 50 other people to get there.

Why are you in a small group? Form a full party.. get full rewards. Not a hard thing to do. Need to fill up, okay, put your party in PF and you'll get people to fill the slots that are missing.

I don't know if Hunts were intended to be fought will small parties considering the way the contributions work, and since they benefit larger, full parties, then you should be going in a full party and not trying to do it in a small group and claim for yourself while other people are doing the hunts as well. If you want to go that route, then fine I guess. It's not efficient or helpful to anyone but your group. If you try to quickly get claim just so you have the tag because your party is 4 or less players. Not to mention you're going to quickly gather a reputation as a player who doesn't wait and generally are going to piss people off that also want to participate in the hunts. So.. good luck with that.

If you still are of the mindset that "Well I should be able to go as a small group and get full credit." Then I can't help you, the system doesn't work that way and won't until it gets some kind of change to it that allows for that. Right now it doesn't and in fact punishes you for not being able to add as much dps to the target. That's just the way it works. So go with the flow or get left behind. But that doesn't mean respect for others has to go away. Making a full party is simple. Waiting for a few minutes is simple, yet people can't seem to grasp that it benefits others while nothing negative happens to you when you are already there at the mob anyway. In a small party? Well better start inviting people that are shouting to get invited to fill up so you get full credit, or do the PF like I already suggested.