Decorative stuff is a nice little reward. A lot of people won't care much about it, but it's a nice gesture. And a bag would be nice, too, since you would normally pay zen for it as opposed to something you obtain normally in game. But XP boosts because you missed out on a day of gaming? That is silly to me.
You were not punished for something you didn't do. They're trying to fix the damage done so that they don't have to "punish" you worse later. You're not entitled to 7 hours rollback plus server downtime worth of experience, currency, etc. You want to play the game, play the freaking game instead of trying to find ways to…
That's the point... You have to strategize and organize your group. I agree it can be too much sometimes (especially for a cleric getting swarmed), so I wouldn't argue against some tweaking, but I think it makes sense for adds to spawn based on damage being done to the boss.
Exactly! While I'm sure there are plenty of quiet people just waiting to see what happens, the majority of the "quiet" people are only quiet because they don't pay attention to news or announcements and don't even bother to check the website for information on patch notes and timelines when normal server maintenance…