I don't think anything other than a decent weapon or decent gear should have been given. We already got a decent weapon pretty much for free (murmur was simple to get), not to mention a cool class item, so the gloves seem to be a bonus on top of all the extra xp we're getting from her bounties to help level up our new stuff. At least, that's how I see it. But then again, I'm not part of the "points for participation" generation either, lol. (not saying you are, just stating my observations from this forum).