The whole buff/debuff display on both party and target are absolutely horrible in this game. I can't wait for addons so I (pleeeease hopefully) can customize it to see what I want to see, filter out the crap, and recover some of my screen's real estate.

I MUCH prefer a minimalist UI ♥

I've hidden everything I can for now but it's not enough. The bars are way too big, the icons are too big, I can't stack my HP/MP/TP etc.

But I don't see a reason to blame fate grinders for any change, the change was beneficial for a lot of players. Who cares about fates? And green #s alone are a problem for colorblind players. They exist!