I hate FATEs because of the number of people causing loading troubles and the fact that I can only get a whack or two on a mob before it dies. The boss FATEs are the only ones exempt from this problem, but they're all just boring tank and spank fights.

FATEs are boring zerg fights, and the masses that farm FATEs like a locus swarm doesn't make it any better. I wouldn't even bother if not for the GC seals and minions.