It looks clear that Square has zero intention of altering how hunts are being done. If they didn't do anything in 2.3, what makes you think they were going to do anything for 2.5? The fact that they made the hunts even more rewarding while making the grind for the new book take twice as long shows that this is how the hunts are going to be. People only want an HP/buffer to the marks so that they don't be the last hunter to come in and see the mark's already dead and they want the rewards right now.