This is nonsense, my former raid team mate ran on a PS4 and she easily made the kills. She couldn't see it, but she did Holy to strike the target since the party already had full attendance, level 80 Hunts do not die in seconds. Time zone isn't an issue, hunt trains go randomly starting from the morning to late evening in multiple servers among data centres. Discord calls a Hunt train, everyone gathers in the zone till the conductor starts it, everyone flies/teleports to the next Hunt, repeat.
What bigger goals man? Only thing gil comes useful for is setting Crafter up for next Raid Tier, food, pots, crafted gear, etc.