atma drop rates

[A_Magical_Unicorn_Rider]

This fate grind system is too stupid ! i dont mind to grind Levi for mirror drop with rate of 0.5%, but at least i know its worth it. but running the whole map from N to S , W to E is kind of waste of time. i have 2 atmas, but i dont think im gonna do this anymore.

So you'll farm for a mirror drop with a dismally low rate, yet atmas are a problem for you? Give me a break.

Then it is going to take doing another 30 plus dungens for tombs for one book.

Yeah. I love grinding for tombs. I get my shovel, go out into graveyards, maybe even dig up a dead body. Hell, sometimes I even get TOMEstones.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Sure, the relic isn't needed "now", but good luck telling people that in a future patch or two when groups start to scrutinize (again) people over not having optimal gear.

[Black91CRX]

I farmed East shroud for 12+ hrs before getting an Atma. I got the one in Lower La Noscea on the first Fate...lol

[A_Magical_Unicorn_Rider]

I farmed East shroud for 12+ hrs before getting an Atma. I got the one in Lower La Noscea on the first Fate...lol

I still recommend getting the Lower La Nosc one first. Largest FATE map available, FATEs spread so far apart.

And ending on Water Bear. Smallest FATE map, FATEs comfortably close to each other, RIDICULOUS FATE spawn timer (as in beat one, another one always pops up).

[Black91CRX]

I still recommend getting the Lower La Nosc one first. Largest FATE map available, FATEs spread so far apart.

And ending on Water Bear. Smallest FATE map, FATEs comfortably close to each other, RIDICULOUS FATE spawn timer (as in beat one, another one always pops up).

I'm really not looking forward to the Southern Thanalan one. Yikes

[Isam]

I am posting here in the hope that a comm team or dev team member actually reads it. This is not a complaint or rage. This is simply a set of facts.

Fact: I stopped keeping track of hours spent farming atma around 50h, and GC seals (earned from FATE grinding) some time after that at around 300k. To be fair, some small percentage of those were earned doing roulettes and some supply/provisioning here and there, but I would feel comfortable saying that upwards of 95% was FATEing.

Fact: During this time, I scored exactly zero atma. I understand that the nature of the RNG beast is such that in order for there to be people who get their 12 in ~10h, there has to be people like myself on the opposite side of the bell curve.

Fact: Because of this (lazy, horribly designed, seriously flawed - opinion) system, I have cancelled both my XIV and XI subscriptions. I have been subscribed to both since their respective NA launches. This issue has cured my addiction.

[Isam]

I mostly think XIV has been a great game since ARR. It incorporates (or has, until this fiasco) hardcore and casual gaming in a pretty synergistic way. I enjoyed my time with it, and I would love to say that I will come back when this atma drop system is fixed/increased/updated (as it will be - 4 AK nerfs since ARR).

With the speed at which they are running the treadmill, I would be chasing level 200 gear by that point in addition to being 4 or 5 stages behind on the relic. (At pace, that'll be August.) Staring down that barrel seems more like work than entertainment at that point, something I'm not paying $15/mo for.

Again, not interested in arguing or defending my PoV. Just thought that someone should know that the massive massive misstep (again, opinion) of the FATE-atma grind is costing them customers and revenue - customers that have been loyal to the franchise for almost 30 years. I know I'm just 1/2,000,000 of the player base, but I bet I'm not on my own.

[Maero]

The atma of the twins (central thanalan i believe) has been by far the most annoying one.
2 weeks there and nothing yet

[Wintersandman]

I maybe do 10-20 fates a night. I log in do my roulettes, help out LS if needed then go off and do Atma's. I pick different zones each time and look for lowest populated zones. So I have 2 atma's to be fair I have only been doing this for about a week. I am more dreading the animus than the fates. 13500 myth is just a ton.

[VoidEdge]

This. Is. Not. Fun.
Steady progress, even slow progress, is fun.
I don't even mind fishing (at least I'm catching SOMETHING).
But this? I can't even use a sub-50 class to use the XP. If you have bad luck like I do, it's just a terrible (and possibly infinite) waste of time.
And the more people quit farming Atmas (either give up or get theirs) the more time each FATE takes. So it actually gets WORSE every week.