There is another issue hidden in the design. Right now, esp. as a dps you have to chose when you log in FATE or dungeon. If you chose dungeon, then you know you can't get the best FATE exp, as you can't group, you can't level your chocobo ... about all you can do is gather or craft.

Its not that I don't want to level my dps doing as many dungeons as I can, but I would like to be productive in a FATE group while I wait on my queue. However, that can't happen. My choice is NO group and hope for queue to pop, or partake in almost all the other content often best done grouped.