Remove the hunt until the system works as intended.

[A_Magical_Unicorn_Rider]

But you know what's the worst thing? Remember the atma fiasco when it first released? One of the biggest complains was that fates were no fun because its basically running around killing level 3 mobs. Well guess what, this is exactly the same because the elite mobs literally die in seconds, a minute or so if its S rank. I wonder where these people are now, probably happily farming their sands I presume. How quickly stories can change when end game gear is involved. And I thought we "hardcores" were the ones to care about gear progression. The irony.

So I tl;dr'd anything beyond the first page, but to answer this, if it hasn't been addressed yet: the rewards far outweigh the grind. People complained about atmas because they only gave you more work to do even after you got them, which still relies on FATEs, some still low-level FATEs.

A. they don't drop anything so there's no reason to kill one over the other.

Rank A and S marks have a chance to drop the mark logs needed to get sands. I should know, I got one from an A rank last night.