FATEs can also be done at your own pace. You don't have to do every one, and to be honest, your contribution doesn't have to amount to much to get great exp. You also don't need a party to FATE farm.

Perhaps I'd be more open to questing if the quests, as has been mentioned before, weren't as shallow and boring as they are. It is just another grind with a change of scenery, and most of them have you doing menial tasks that aren't even befitting of the heroes we're supposed to be. They're even immersion-breaking, if you care about that kind of thing -- how do you gain strength from talking to someone, or setting a table, or delivering a package? I at least feel like I'm doing something, what with all my armor and weapons and stuff while I'm FATE farming, but with these typical fetch quests, it's hard to care.