I honestly don't know how anyone could say 2.2 sucked the fun out of the game? Did SE remove any part of what was fun before? To me, they made old content more accessible for everyone and added content.

And as for the atma fate grind. It seems to me like it was a good idea. (hear me out) Yes, at first, there were swarms of people doing fates for atma so lower lvl people couldn't participate. But the hype is wearing off and many people are done with fates. So higher lvl people doing fates can actually be helpful to others who are leveling. And what about the fates that need to be completed to unlock CT? Most people cannot solo those. And people who have already unlocked CT wouldn't participate in those fates otherwise. So the atma farm is helpful to those that need those fates to unlock CT.