Alexandrite Fate drop rates

I'm completely fine with the myth grind. I do it with FCmates more often than not so it can actually be pretty fun sometimes. Our banter makes time fly.

Pretty much just bet on 1% being the staple for all things required for a very tedious quest that will take you months to complete, thus securing your subscription and giving Square more money. The Hardcore/Masochistic type will have it done in a week, while the Normals will have it done in roughly 4 to 5 months, and the casuals will take over a year, assuming they have even started on this part of the quest.

Even knowing the drop rate is no consolation when you spend hours in a zone just fate grinding away. Sure you can Spiritbond in the process, but it's just another grind, you're in it for the long haul.

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Originally Posted by Noahlimits

I've gotten about 12 in 80 fates. I'm told this is really high rate, but I'm unsure.

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That's insanely lucky if true.

I got 1 alexandrite after three fates on the very first day it was released. Haven't seen one since then. I haven't kept track of actual numbers of fates but it has to be at least 100-200. Few hours spent on solid FATE grinding, numerous fates killed in passing and grinding while waiting for party finder to fill up haven't resulted in any more than that first one.

If the weather and moonphase is right and you do a specific emotion looking to a specific direction before the FATE start, you double your chance

Somehow like this

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ccorrected.jpg

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Originally Posted by LineageRazor

The way I saw it, the daily quest is the default method for collecting Alex. The devs then realized that folks would be outraged that they'd be forced to spend at a minimum 75 days in order to reach the next stage. In order to appease the ravenous gottagetitnownownow folks, they added HORRENDOUS GRINDS that would allow them to obtain additional Alexandrite, since some people deal better with HORRENDOUS GRINDS than others do. It seemed like a great compromise to me, after the disaster that was the Atma collecting stage.

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It's more likely FATEs were the default for Alexandrites and they added the maps (quest/myth) as the new way.
Imagine if they had released Novus as planned and it was strictly FATE based drops (probably higher drop rate than now though).

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Originally Posted by Noahlimits

I've gotten about 12 in 80 fates. I'm told this is really high rate, but I'm unsure.

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What zone(s) please?

Currently 3/366 Alexandrite drops from Central Shroud.

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Originally Posted by Noahlimits

I've gotten about 12 in 80 fates. I'm told this is really high rate, but I'm unsure.

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that seems like a lot ;; is it any zone? or just Atma fate zones? Oops Samantha ( hi katy!!) already said that.. What she said^

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Originally Posted by Noahlimits

I've gotten about 12 in 80 fates. I'm told this is really high rate, but I'm unsure.

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aw now that makes me feel bad to still be on 0. wow.

To everyone asking: It was mainly just doing fates with a friend who was grinding for atma. I was just zoning wherever she went, helping her duo fates.

I am not 100% sure on getting one from a non atma zone, but I'm fairly certain I got one from from a fate in Coerthas Highlands helping a friend with a book fate there. If that's the case, you probably don't need to be in an atma zone to receive.