Yeah, before going easy mode, even the Relic quests in FFXI wasn't painful in my opinion. True, it was long, but the majn part of it was Dynamis. While farming to get the needed currency, there were other items you could get in the process.

In FFXIV, getting a high Fate count isn't exactly rewarding. I continue to max out my Seals and spend them on random stuff.

In my opinion, the Atma should be "Complete this dungeon, complete that dungeon", each giving an Atma in the chest at the end.