atma drop rates

[Ardonffxi]

The atma fate system is fine. Like stated previously you can get a weather weapon or get the tidal weapon if u want something quick. If there is no challenge its no fun. i grinding fates for 12 hours and got all 12.

I think the big thing is its not challenging or fun.

[Orson_Dara]

This RNG is terrible there's no challenge or even "work" it's just luck. It's like a 3-5% drop rate from what people are figuring people who go 12/12 in like 12 hrs won the lottery that's it. There's no guarantee that you won't get screwed, like myself going on 5 hrs with out 1 drop.

I give up until SE takes their head out from out of the hole in the ground they stuck it in. That's obviously the case because if they don't think that this is going to piss off a ton of people then you're incredibly wrong. I just want you to think about this for a second. Say you are the average casual player that isn't farming Lev EX and Coil there is no other option than to do the FATEs. Now on top of that people have multiple jobs leveled this system is broken for the game it's built on.

I'm so sick of these tired old non-engaging ideas that were tried and ultimately failed in FFXI ending up in this game because of idiots telling the game "doesn't have enough grind."

[SirTaint]

7hrs in bentbranch to get the ATMA....are people going 12/12 using their birds?

[Blitzace]

I haven't even started getting any Atmas and I think this system is awesome. It's actually making you WORK for your high level gear

Exactly why you shouldn't be posting this crap, I've been farming for hours since 2.2 (34 hours & counting just logged back in)
And yea i'm pissed that after all these hours i still have nothing to show for it yet people already got 12 of those !@#!ing atma's under a day's work!

And i could care less if i wasn't re-rolling lv 5-20 fates!

[Dikai]

Well, one solution could be that it would show you the current drop rate %, and every fate you do it slowly goes up. Actually showing what the odds are and it slowly rising would definitely boost my morale to get it. I don't mind a grind but this is just a random generation between 5 minutes and 80 years of someones time. That's not a game mechanic, thats a cheap way of a timesink.

[waldo]

The atma fate system is fine. Like stated previously you can get a weather weapon or get the tidal weapon if u want something quick. If there is no challenge its no fun. i grinding fates for 12 hours and got all 12.

If you're one of those people that has been grinding FATES for 12 hours and haven't got even 1 yet, maybe your thoughts on 'atma fate system being fine' would differ. I don't think the vast majority of people would mind getting 1 atma per hour. Congrats to you and your luck I suppose.

[KagatoAC]

I have been working the fates in W La Noscea on and off for 5 days now, I have gotten somewhere north of 30k seals in that time at I estimate well over 150 Fates, still havent gotten my drop from there..

and yet one of my FC members got 7 of them tonight in like 5 hours playing. RnG sucks anyway you look at it, I would have rathered they said "go grind 100 Fates for each Atma" because at least then I could count on it being a specific goal..

[Exitusworld]

You don't have to get the atma. You can purchase a weathered tome weapon from Rowena (10 Rowena Token (Soldiery) for 130 Soldiery each), or you can use Tidal wand + shield until High Allagan.

Nobody is holding a gun to your head forcing you to get your atma.



I haven't even started getting any Atmas and I think this system is awesome. It's actually making you WORK for your high level gear

i just love reading this and knowing this person hasnt spent 12hours in 1 area farming over 500fates and not getting anything to show for it and then telling us Hey i love this system why are people complaining? whats worse is the area is central la noscea...Sorry i mean middle la noscea and highest lvl fates are like 15 so i get crap for seals and dont even make enough gil to cover gear repair costs with 20% FC buff. so yeah lets wait 3 weeks and buy 1 with soldiers while everyone else is getting loads of gear and doing better content, or try doing leviathan EX with 90% of groups expecting you to have said gear,weapons, and a clear to boot. I guess i just see game putting up a giant wall between people that are just getting unlucky.

[Undeadfire]

Ya, I spent over 12 hours trying to get my 1st Atma, I didn't give up though. The choices are work hard for your gear or obtain it so easily. If you obtain something so easily and powerful, the work for it was just too lame. This is pretty much the same example of having to go coil every week and not getting your drop. Or spamming Primals to no end and still haven't even got your drop. People complained it lacked content, this is what you get. Made content that required time spending to obtain the equipment or items....

You lot are asking SE to make the drop rate so common, that 70-80% of the community will have it before 2.25. Relic/Zodiac doesn't DESERVE that title if it's too easy to obtain. FFXI was so successful to it's own exclusive system. You needed to work real hard for the absolute BEST equipments, this is how it should be. Turn 5 is another example of dropping the best weapons when they were updated.

[Exitusworld]

still doesnt make it any less bitter when your FC mates are all getting theirs in decent time while your still just trying to get the 1.