Quote Originally Posted by Basso View Post
Zenith: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...m/144865c071c/
Atma: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...m/fae5e883c0c/

Leave aside the stupid Atma farming for now, thats another topic, but the Atma Weapon is only a Upgrade on the Itemlevel?
A Mere number but everything else the same? SERIOUSLY?

So the Atma quest is "bring me 12 insanly hard to get items and i put some color on your weapon", really?

I heard that you can upgrade them step by step with the book after it but, i have done all the work only to get more work?
Im really disappointed right now, i have no problem to work for my stuff, but that?
You're only looking at half of what is really there. It changes to Atma once you have the twelve crystals. From there each Atma item can increase individual stats from a selection of 4 that are already in the item. Like the Viel of Wiyu. Once you have its Atma, you increase the stats on it. I get 3 hunting books to do to increase its intelligence by 2 points each. So with one book completed my Wiyu Atma has 33 Int. With two books it has 35 Int. With all three it has 37 int, same as the Animus form.

Atma is the weapon's transitional stage between Zenith and Animus. We have to build the weapon up ourselves once we've unlocked the Atma form.