Regarding the Atmas, yes, another one of those.

[Grembo]

I feel like your question can be reversed on the devs. If the content isn't fun, why implement it? In this case the point is clear, it was to get us into lowbie areas to help PS4 players with FATES, and to draw the high level content out.

My point is that content can be drawn out in more potentially fun, challenging, and most of all equally obtainable ways, and that I would prefer that future high level (or even low level) content not be reduced to mindless grinding and dice rolls.

note - I realize that my saying that the content "isn't fun" is subjective, but I have not talked to a single in-game or irl friend who has enjoyed it, and most of them have been straight up frustrated by it to the point of ignoring the content all together, which suggests to me that I am in the majority regarding those who dislike it. The closest to praise that I've heard for it is that it's not nearly as terrible as the Novus grind, which is hardly praise at all if you ask me.

Meh, it's grinding ...struggling to remember any instance (in any game) of grinding ever being fun.

It's about the reward at the end right? The sense of accomplishment when you finally get that item you've been grinding for. Clearly this must be the case for you, otherwise you wouldn't be grinding out another Animus and ignoring the alternative weapons

Personally I think they're heading in the right way with the Animus & Novus quests, we needed something to actually work towards and in Novus's case I feel the customisable stats are well worth the investment. I'll agree that there needs to be less reliance on FATE's (F*** Level Sync) but SE seems to have already acknowledged this with the Novus quest.

Zenith is still there for the folk who need a shiny weapon within two hours of hitting Lv. 50.