Atma farming theory

[Zagam]

The moment someone doesn't agree, the claws come out.

Here is some reading comprehension for you. The OP asks "Has anyone confirmed this?"
I am simply saying, in my case, this is not accurate and that too many people have hope for this PURELY random system.

Maybe you should practice what you preach next time.

Claws come out? I never said I agree or disagree with the theory, all I pointed out is you debunking it with evidence that has nothing to do with anything. Like I said reading comprehension .

[Wicc]

Claws come out? I never said I agree or disagree with the theory, all I pointed out is you debunking it with evidence that has nothing to do with anything. Like I said reading comprehension .

The theory is about atmas dropping at certain times
My response is about how I got the atmas at different times than were listed.

My evidence has nothing to do with it? Okie dokie artichokie!

[reckless76]

All 12 of my Atmas dropped within an hour of starting in an area. Most of them after, at most, 5 fates. The few times I sat and farmed in one area for a day, were completely fruitless. Also, I received them all at times that looked nothing like that list. So, I'm a proponent of the seed theory. If you've been in one area for more than an hour with no atma, then you got a bad seed and need to move on. Whether that seed is tied strictly to time, I don't know.

[Judge_Xero]

Don't forget...

it's not based on time, but more on the moons phase relative to the astrological diety.

[Reinheart]

You have to face North when you kill the mob, make sure to move the mobs in this order before killing facing north.
Move up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, then shout B, A!

Oh and it has to be full moon.

[C-croft]

You have to face North when you kill the mob, make sure to move the mobs in this order before killing facing north.
Move up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, then shout B, A!

Oh and it has to be full moon.

Is that turn right and left or sidestep left or right? I also heard that subligars raise the drop chance by 5%. Also I am assuming the it's character movement and not camera.

[DarkStar]

You have to face North when you kill the mob, make sure to move the mobs in this order before killing facing north.
Move up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, then shout B, A!

Oh and it has to be full moon.

I heard from a friend of a friend of a friend that after doing this you also have to hit the Start button. If you're using a mouse and keyboard, you're SOL with this method.

[TeaTimeBear]

You have to face North when you kill the mob, make sure to move the mobs in this order before killing facing north.
Move up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, then shout B, A!

Oh and it has to be full moon.

I feel so ashamed... All this time I've been doing up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, /sh+A, sh+B.

[MysticNeko]

I went to central shroud at 1:00 (my time) and got the atma on the first fate (as pld). Switched to drg after the 3rd fate and on the 5th fate (as drg) got the same atma again (woo!) (all without a party) At 2:00 I went to South Thanalan and was no party for 15 minutes then in a small party for the next 30 (entire time as drg) and didn't get a single atma so I think their tests where more coincidence/super lucky

[ItzKris]

Using Local Time
I went to East Shroud and got it on first fate
Then the next hour (of course I waited for it) and went to East Thalan and got it on the 3rd fate.
*Tin Cap ON*