[imported_Jakko]

I think you guys also have to understand that balancing skillgain and earnings per skill take time. Changes to craft tables have a direct impact on the entire economy. It's better to start out low on rewards and skillgain speed, and tweak it up, then to start out high and have 20 millionaires running around before you know.

Also in my opinion the main goal of gameplay mechanics should be fun.
For me pit runes would make hunting more fun.
For me, scripted bossfights would make hunting more fun.
I also think an aggro system for monsters would make hunting much more fun, requiring several skilled players to kill a big monster together.

All these changes would, on one hand, make the risk less. And the recover-time shorter. (I wonder what is wrong about a shorter recover-time, I don't think it has anything to do with carebear servers)
On the other hand these changes would make hunting harder, you wouldn't be able to do it alone anymore, and it would require more thought and strategy than just casting EV.

What's wrong about trying to make the gameplay experience more fun?
Fun is ok right?