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You said that. The hunt system is a magic bag filled with money, there to reward everyone the same rewards. Unless you're solo for some reason, in which case TOO BAD.
That's because the hunts aren't designed for solo play. Only the B-rank NMs were originally designed for soloers, and now they're made for parties. Fortunately, adjusting those single NMs with no adds isn't nearly as complex as changing a four-man dungeon to an eight-man dungeon, per your example.
EDIT: OK, I have to throw this in here too. To build on my "magic money bag" concept, that experience would be designed for humans who use currency. If a horse happened to be part of the crowd, then the horse would have no benefit from the magic bag of money. Now, if the situation were designed so the magic bag of money were a magic bag of carrots, then the horse would benefit, too. But magic bags of money aren't designed to benefit horses. Yeah, I know, I'm flat-out loopy. But I'm trying to break things down as simply as possible. Plus, I love the idea of a horse staring blankly at a bag of money, and perhaps trying to pick it up with its hooves.
As for the needs of casual hunters, nothing changes the fact that (as stated above) hunts aren't designed for solo play. Until the demand to do this content dies down, solo hunters will always be gimped when trying to get full credit for hunt NMs, because the system is designed to reward parties.
It's not even about what we all think is morally right or wrong. The system is designed for parties. Period.
EDIT: There's an easy fix to this, though... if an A-rank NM pops in your zone, just shout "inv plz," and then you can pretty much go on with your business as if you're playing solo and you'll probably get full credit. If you're in the DF, though, then you're stuck solo unless you decide you'd rather hunt than be in the DF... but that's your choice. Bad design, yeah... just like how sometimes I have to choose not to level my chocobo... but your choice.
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