Why does SE keep doing this?

[Cspr_Answrth]

Yes - It's a "casual" alternative to raiding to get sands/oils... but you have to raid in a party too.
If you happened to come across a hunt monster first, you couldn't solo it - they are build around having a full party to kill it. Just because there are other parties already there doesn't mean you still shouldn't be in a party.

It's not hard to shout and get in one either - takes 2 seconds, and you can do it when you're zoning in before the loading finishes. Usually my screen is still black when I request party, and by the time I see things, I have a party invite waiting.

Just because something is easy to get, doesn't mean you shouldn't still have to put effort into it.

[Elliott]

The groups are usually full, and the people who are shouting for invite are usually too far away to contribute. I'm not saying it's wrong, but I'm saying that they are with several things punishing people for being solo. I'm not saying that it's reasonable for a solo player to gain as much as a group, but that you shouldn't be actively punished.
Still, even if the hunts are justified, everything else isn't. And the individual rooms in the FC house is stupid, since you're investing money in that particular FC, which I'm not too fond of. It's just a whole mess, and I don't think it's healthy.