ATMA DROP RATES ARE BS

[Seryl199]

I don't suggest one fate a day, I suggest doing SOMETHING. Players that get discouraged from atmas and stop doing them altogether will never get their atma weapon, and won't progress any further down the relic train. My comment about fate ratings is simply to encourage players to participate in every fate that pops up, even if it only has a few seconds left. Pushing to clear fates will cause more fates to pop faster, waiting 15 minutes for them to time out so you just get a bronze would be absurdly counterproductive.

I'll admit that there is a fair amount of epeen stroking when it comes to relics, and that probably has a large impact on how SE is handling the current situation. I can't imagine a future atma nerf having a largely negative impact from the community, but I'm perfectly fine with settling in for the grind if it means having a weapon that not everyone will have. As you said, there are other weapons that are easier to obtain, just get one of those if you are in desperate need of a raid worthy weapon.

[RiceisNice]

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The problem with that is that it requires any fate within the specific area. I'm not gonna be in DoL while I'm searching for an Atma because I'm not looking for a particular FATE. I can't even level my alt classes because the FATE has to be finished with Zenith equipped for when the rewards get handed out (which is the bulk of the exp.)

The fact that you can get Atma from a bronze rating just encourages you to tag a FATE and move onto the next one, especially when there are lowbies or other people who are clearing the FATE. You're not burdened to stick with it. I can say this is definitely the case because I've done it plenty of times when Atma searching in LLN and MLN.

And lastly, I don't get the epeen sanctification from getting the Atma portion finished. I was more on the line of "its finally over" than "woot finished it", especially when the end reward doesn't even get you any stat boosts (and you lose the cosmetic glow to boot). Unless people like to flaunt their patience, insanity or being blessed with RNG. I don't see what else there is to show off about having an atma weapon other than that.