Low-manning dungeons should be rewarding!

[Naunet]

I can understand exactly why it doesn't give EXP: if it did, you'd get everyone running dungeons that way to level instead of DFing it and being matched with PUGs who also need to run the dungeon or trial. It would be terrible for new players who don't have people to queue up with because it would cut down on the number of available slots in DF.

As I said in my OP, this doesn't happen in any other game. I can't imagine why FFXIV would be different.

I like the idea others have said in this thread about scaling xp reduction. I'll add it into my OP!