This is in my own opinion, but fates to me are terribly boring. I played Guild Wars 2 for a little while and they had "dynamic events" which are basically the same thing as Fates in FFXIV.

For me, this is the least engaging type of game-play SE could possibly put into their MMO. Yes, there are always "LFG Fate" in general chat, but the group is disbanded just as quickly as it was created once the fate is over. Everyone is on to the next.

I choose not to play the fate grinding game by choice. If other people find this to be "fun", more power to them. I just can't claim to have the same enjoyment unfortunately.

Thanks for listening.