Having done this FATE myself, I was unaware of the fact that the non-FATE mobs spawn was considered an exploit. Now I kinda feel awful (even though I only used it to close a necessary level gap, I still harbor guilt towards abusing it if it indeed WAS an exploit) about my actions.

I'd hate to be rolled back considering I was unaware of it being an exploit to begin with (since everyone kept me in the dark about it), but I think if it evens the playing field, then it's a small price to pay for what everyone'll get in return.

If it's NOT an exploit, though, I still refuse to take advantage of it. But with that said, they (Square Enix) needs to offer an incentive against this kind of FATE - or at least alter FATEs to have some kind of reward other than EXP for doing them. Leveling is tough now that I'm out of quests - and I personally dislike stagnant repetitiveness.