Time to move on since Square Enix does not listen to its Constituents

[Shai]

I don't have the brain cells to expend to read every post in this thread thus far,
but I feel the bigger picture here is that you're crying and quitting over content designed for casuals.
(Incoming s---storm from casuals who don't have Atma yet!)

Seriously, the fact that it does not require anything but time is a clue that it's not designed for hard core players. Certain players with hardcore mentalities will of course go out of their way to uber grind in order to attain Animus, but as it's already been pointed out - the real "hardcore" players are throwing themselves at Turn 9 for 16 hours a day. Not sitting in level 5 camps hoping to get a weapon that is on par with the 2nd best weapon available (Tidal Wave). If you consider yourself hardcore, Animus should be your back burner pet project. It does not require skill. It does not require anything but time and commitment.

Just because it may take a casual a long time to acquire 12 Atma doesn't mean it isn't designed for them. They may only have an hour to log on per day. They can do roughly 4-5 FATEs and maybe get an Atma. Can they clear 2nd Coil in that time. Not likely. Instead of crying about content that truly isn't even intended to captivate your alleged play style, just grind content that DOES require skill, effort and a time commitment. You can come crying to us when the Turn 9 RNG doesn't spit out the weapon you want right away.

[Velthice]

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I want to start off by saying I agree with everything you're saying. I just want to point out that tidal wave and animus weapons are actually 3rd best weapon available behind the unweathered versions of the weapons you can obtain from Rowena. So really you don't even have to throw yourself at turn 9, just turn 7 for a weapon that is equivalent to animus and turn 8 for an item that will make that weapon BETTER than animus.

[Shai]

I want to start off by saying I agree with everything you're saying. I just want to point out that tidal wave and animus weapons are actually 3rd best weapon available ...

Oh, that's true. I keep forgetting about those weapons cause I'm not going for it on either of my 2 main jobs. Good point.

I mean, Animus will apparently upgrade to Novus soon, and then maybe it will be comparable, but that means we're talking about something that from the start of 2.2 until the time of Novus (or beyond) will be months away anyway - so there really was NEVER a rush to get Animus completed. You're better off farming the weapons that actually do require skill, and farming Atma & Myth tomes when you only have an hour here/there and have nothing better to do. That's my philosophy anyway.

[Ranzan]

Seriously, the fact that it does not require anything but time

It requires luck not time. If it only required time (ex: myth books) then there wouldn't so much uproar about atma.

[Rosy]

I don't have the brain cells to expend to read every post in this thread thus far,
but I feel the bigger picture here is that you're crying and quitting over content designed for casuals.
(Incoming s---storm from casuals who don't have Atma yet!)....

snip...... but as it's already been pointed out - the real "hardcore" players are throwing themselves at Turn 9 for 16 hours a day. Not sitting in level 5 camps hoping to get a weapon that is on par with the 2nd best weapon available (Tidal Wave). If you consider yourself hardcore, Animus should be your back burner pet project. It does not require skill. It does not require anything but time and commitment.....snip.....

Good theory...thing is "hardcores" (or "no lifers" as we like to call them) may have 16 hours a day to spend playing a game (no job? no family? no college?....hmm) so if as you're saying Animus is for casuals (who DO have jobs, families, and other committments) it's not likely that that many of them will ever get it...they don't have the time to play GAMES, they're busy doing real life stuff.

So yeah...Animus is for hardcores, those who have 16 HOURS!!!!!!! to PLAY a game.