And here I am mentioning that Torghast problem is that it is connected to character gear progression, which it most certainly should not be. It should exactly have been what POTD is, something players just choose to do for fun, instead Torghast was made an obligatory thing to run through, making it a chore… choreghast if you will.
Palace of the Dead rewards bards for your chocobo, a mount, cosmetics, housing items, every not at all related to progressing your character - with the exception that it can be used to level up jobs if one so chooses.
You must have heard this from someone who have not played the game at that level. High end raids either give gear or tokens. Alliance raids gives gear, and trials give gear-tokens.