"Fix" Speed Runs? How about fixing the real issue?

[Altheras]

They should add some gil drops to the trash mobs and maybe some nice crafting mats, just something to add some interest to clearing them and maybe cover the repairs from killing them. Most dungeons in just about every MMO have 'trash mobs'. They are called this because that's what they are. They are there to be cleared out, nothing more. Just being able to skip them all is not how the dungeon was designed to be done.

Even so, arguing that it's an MMO standard and should just stay the way it is, seems pointless. It would be pretty awesome to play an MMO where trash mobs drop some money and maybe occasionally interesting loot, like how in some WoW raids there are trash dropped pieces of epic gear that can just randomly drop off of any trash mob in the dungeon. This can provide better incentive for clearing out all the trash and make people more enthusiastic about doing so. It's never a bad idea to improve an old system to make it more fun. =)