i don't see any valid point from your side too... you say nothing need to be fix and that grind is part of the rpg experience. sadly we are not into a Rpg but into a mmorpg... that something people seems to forget often.
the main point of the mmorpg is not raid, nor pvp, nor grind (like you say) but to meet and do thing with people.
mindless grind and time sink like this don't help to reach this goal. people will simply find the best and most efficient way to do it and simply ignore the other.
for the atma part, exept rare case, in the lower area the fate are simply destroyed by the zerg and the player of the right level simply can't participate into it. nullifying the interest of the fate since they are made first for the player of the right level.
for the myth part, people tend to do the farming of the 2 first boss of brayflox... it's the most efficient way to do it, exept if you do it into your FC, in pug people will barely talk, since they look for the best ratio myth/time... and talking can affect it.
for the book part, they are stuff you can do in solo, it's almost pointless to talk to people around you or interact with them.
all of this for say it's a big time sink... for solo player more than group player. i play with someone and i can't see how we will be able to complet it together, since get atma is totally random. my friend can have them before me or after me...
if you want grind, fine for you, but i doubt they can't make better content. they have all the tools for! they need to offer more interesting and more challenging content. and more important... more fair. put random into a quest like this... will never make it more fun or interesting.
people have give valid point into this thread about the trouble link to that. you? nothing exept be rude and don't give any proof that this system is good. a looot of people, most of the community saying is bad and you say is not. give us a valid reason of it's good. but i doubt you can.
ps: in solo rpg grind is needed for increase the duration of the game... in mmorpg is not needed, we have more activity and stuff to do.