The real problem with hunts is that everyone is being funneled into doing them since they're the only alternative to fcob to obtaining carbontwine and is also uncapped. Essentially, if you're not running fcob for the items, either because you already cleared those turns for the week or just can't actually clear any of the turns, you'll be hunting for the majority of the time if you want to make constant progress on gear.

Hunts just aren't built to handle that much people. They need to get people to do something besides hunt. There's plenty of people that don't really like hunts but feel like they have to do it. If there was another viable alternative to hunts maybe they would be swarmed in seconds.