Looking for advice on ATMAs grind; what do you do?

[Babyfaced]

Everyone seems to be bagging on people who complain about ATMAs farming. (I think it's messed up, we don't know their lifestyle.)
I'm on my last four ATMAs pieces for my first ATMAs weapons and I've been stuck on them for the last two weeks, and so forth.
I can barely keep awake during most of these considering I've seen these fates over 100s of times now, and not a drop in sight.
I do sleep enough to stay away, but I'm honestly drop dead bored of it. The new upgrade is right around the corner and I'm already behind.
I can't keep myself motivated or awake anymore, and I hate coffee.
Also, I've experimented with theory's to keep my motivation up, but thats pointless

I need advice. And please don't tell me "You don't need to do it", because that's not the point, I want to get my Animus, I could care less about a steady myth grind. I just can't handle this whacky RNG. I got two pieces on the first fate, and now I haven't gotten a drop for two weeks. what am I doing wrong?

[MilesSaintboroguh]

There is no "wrong". The whole quest is pure RNG. You get the Atmas when the game feels like it.

[Viridiana]

Just finished mine over the weekend (sank about 8-10 hours into it, I think). What worked for me was cordoning off a section of the zone and ignoring anything outside that section, then alt-tabbing to the internet with the map uncovered.

[Erghiez]

After two weeks of grinding an average of 3 to 4 hours a night, 5-6 days a week and only having 2/12 atma, I gave up.

[Irovesa]

Most of the time, I'm passive about fates for ATMA. I've been trying to level up low level classes since I have a level 50, but while running around with low level classes, if I run across a fate, sometimes I switch to my 50 and take on the fate with high hopes. So far? Only a single ATMA has dropped. I can't be too mad because I don't spend lots of time on it.

As far as advise, just keep doing what you're doing because from what I can gather, they're just rare, very rare so all you can do is fate grind. I personally fear doing that because it seems like it would be very boring.

[Nicobo]

...I need advice...

I read some players said that if no drop for a while, try another map.
For myself I didn't zone didnt teleport etc but apparently it didn't give any help to me.

[Lucke]

I would farm one region at a time, one zone at a time. Usually, I would farm for an hour, then do something else. Dungeons, trials, crafting, logging off and go outside, etc. I think the trick is to do it in spurts. Don't farm one area for like 8 hours at a time, you'll go crazy. Do it in hour long bursts. Helps prevent burnout that way.

When I was farming, I would spend 8 hours in one zone, doing nothing but Atma. I got really close to burning out on ARR.

[Babyfaced]

Thank you everyone for the advice!
I'll definitely pick and choose my sections to farm off of, that'll make it easier for me. I'd rather be watching video on the weird side of youtube than run all over the maps, especially lower la noscea.

Thanks for keeping me encouraged !

[AthrunZolza]

What I did and believe me I hated fates before atmas came around for my last 5 I went to the first I needed on my list did 5 fates or until there was none to do ( like central than.) and moved to the next and so forth .. I also watched movies which oh yes it helped and I jumped on vent and talked with some friends makes the time fly by and keeps you awake all at the same time.. Even joining a party helps the key is don't give up and don't just fate grind.. My last two I got right after getting out of a dun landed back in a fate did it and bam there it was xD

[uncompiled]

Honestly, do whatever is the least boring. What I do is craft full sets of gear to spiritbond and quit once I run out (or am completely bored). If I don't get Atma, then at least I'm getting Materia, so it isn't a complete waste of time.