Personally I think Hunters are so popular right now because they haven't been added to the beta yet, thus no one really knows how they'll play. Their absence makes for intrique, so naturally everyone's talking about them.
That brings up an interesting point: the issue here isn't with the clock - it's with their system for daylight. Admittedly, it would be a waste if every day in the game world were in equinox (same amount of daytime & nightime) and sunrise &…