As a regular "for-profit Zakker", just because everyone gets paid doesn't mean it still isn't a challenge 
It's a nice incentive to bring people back each week. It's not like setting up a run, getting a channel, and making sure everything go smoothly still isn't a challenge :f6:
It's also a nice way to bring everyone together and feel, well, "special" for a while. When you're low-level, you always hear about how totally awesome bossing is, but then maybe find a group or two that's pretty cold or uncaring about you, basically making sure that you're a warm body that isn't totally incompetent. Being able to get your own group where everyone can have fun and say "We were able to accomplish that" is something special in and of itself.
To be honest, I almost completely stopped caring about pay splits from my old CWK runs after a while. Any money that I usually got was basically complimentary, enough to cover pot expenses, with the real money coming from bonus. But even if all I got was a knuckle 70, it still usually felt worth my time to come as it was a great opportunity to prove myself and test my upgrades and skills away from the "pen-and-paper" mentality that some people have for this game. Not to mention it was just plain fun (bracing yourself for mass deaths each time Rellik sends out his big, scary blast XD).
This isn't also to mention that some people actually do still need the money that regular bossing provides, and sacrificing some of the "fun" of the game shouldn't necessarily be looked down upon. After all, what is there left to do after a while besides train, boss, and optimize your character?
It's a nice incentive to bring people back each week. It's not like setting up a run, getting a channel, and making sure everything go smoothly still isn't a challenge :f6: It's also a nice way to bring everyone together and feel, well, "special" for a while. When you're low-level, you always hear about how totally awesome bossing is, but then maybe find a group or two that's pretty cold or uncaring about you, basically making sure that you're a warm body that isn't totally incompetent. Being able to get your own group where everyone can have fun and say "We were able to accomplish that" is something special in and of itself.
To be honest, I almost completely stopped caring about pay splits from my old CWK runs after a while. Any money that I usually got was basically complimentary, enough to cover pot expenses, with the real money coming from bonus. But even if all I got was a knuckle 70, it still usually felt worth my time to come as it was a great opportunity to prove myself and test my upgrades and skills away from the "pen-and-paper" mentality that some people have for this game. Not to mention it was just plain fun (bracing yourself for mass deaths each time Rellik sends out his big, scary blast XD).
This isn't also to mention that some people actually do still need the money that regular bossing provides, and sacrificing some of the "fun" of the game shouldn't necessarily be looked down upon. After all, what is there left to do after a while besides train, boss, and optimize your character?