Why are elite hunts so valuable? What are the devs thoughts?

[ChiefCurrahee]

I'm pretty disheartened that SE didn't step up to the plate and do the right thing with this patch.

Elite Marks remain the single most valuable rewarded content in the game. It just boggles my mind that with such unbalanced rewards, that at least some adjustments weren't made. What are the devs thinking? Why step foot into a dungeon when I can collect more tomestones at a much faster pace by following the zerg from mark to mark? Why attempt coil when I can upgrade my gear without a challenge? Why queue for duty roulette?

So why allow such unbalanced rewards go unchecked? Can we expect similar unbalanced easily exploitable content in the future updates to the game? I'm seriously curious about the thought process that the devs allow this to remain in the game.

Do they have some data that shows hunts haven't effected other aspects of the game in the last 3 weeks? Does their tracking data show a lot of players are doing hunts and are afraid of some sort of backlash from balanced rewards? Do they just not care about the balance for 2.3?

Do the devs not think that giving players Allied Seals, Myth tomestones and Soldiery Tomestones doesn't devalue the rewards issued for dungeon clears? I want to know!