atma drop rates

[RocketSkates]

I agree that nobody is forcing anyone to farm atma. However, a huge element of wanting to see and run endgame content is wanting to have the best gear in the game. First of all, the gamers who run endgame content and the gamers who would want so spend 5-6000 hours running mindless low level content are rarely the same. So to say spending several hours doing something you wont enjoy just so you can have an item to use for content you actually will enjoy is just silly. Second of all, I consider the relic weapon quests a main part of the FFXIV experience. We are forced to do a long and unexciting main story line in order to unlock so much of this games content (WHY?!) So of course we are going to do a little bit more to get awesome gear. The part everyone is having a hard time with is why an extremely low drop rate item farm would be the next step in this saga. In theory you could potentially NEVER receive a SINGLE ATMA let alone 12!

[Valius]

The problem with Atmas is how random it is. How is it fair to the guy who has been grinding low level FATEs for three hours that some random guy joins the party and gets the drop after one FATE? The guy that has been there for hours has clearly put in the work, yet the other guy gets the reward? Ridiculous.

Since obtaining Atmas is pure chance this causes the player to feel like they've wasted their time if one does not drop at the FATE's conclusion. Unacceptable. Tedium should not be mistaken for challenge, and grinding low level FATEs for Atmas is pure tedium. Nobody is asking for instant Atma drops here, they just want to feel like they are making progress, which is sorely lacking from the current way things are set up.

The whole system is horrible. You may think that doing the book objectives once you get all 12 Atmas is better, and it is, up until you have to complete a FATE that hasn't occurred for 5 hours.