I am a fixer - but what about those without one (or my toons on this same account)? Befriend a fixer and hope they are on when you popped in for your daily? Dailies are good for people like me who have a family to tend to - hop on at some random time for an uninterrupted 30 mins (or less) once a day after work for a daily and then back to fam. Den/Hive disrupts this concept. I still play for hours often when I have time, but it disrupts the daily mish concept.
I have other methods of satisfying my research, but I agree that they can be effective for that if one so desires.