Longest Time for Receiving Atma

[Urielparadox]

please for the love of goodness stop comparing time, compare number of fates. Telling me you spent 6 hours on one atma tells me nothing if I complete 200 fates in that 6 hours and you complete 100. Time is relative

[ComradeQuestions]

Ah, I didn't know you were the sole forum commander here, and that we were all here to reply specifically to you.

I don't count the number of FATEs, because quite frankly I don't care. I do however care about my time.

If you want it specifically that way, perhaps you should start a thread that says "Highest number of FATEs for recieving ATMA".

[Espritduo]

Got 9 atmas just while running around doing other things. Spent about 10 hours each on Atma 10 and Atma 11. Got a dupe Scorpion along the way. Spent 5 days straight, 8-10 hours a day trying to get the Goat in East Shroud for Atma 12. Was not happy.

[Mysteltain]

I've spent somewhere between 15 and 20 hours in the East Shroud, and still no luck. All in all I'd say I've run close to 150 FATEs, if not a dozen or so more. It's pretty sucky, too, given that the first 6 Atmas I got never took more than 2 hours and maybe 20-30 FATEs each.

[Nicobo]

...Got 7 Atmas in 2 days, in around 20 fates total... ... ...for the three weeks now. No sign of Atma yet...

20fate in 2days for 7ATMA! This told me everyone has random drop rate^^;

btw, then for another 3weeks = 21day= 210fate? 210 fate no drop is very common for bad luck players..^^;

[Nicobo]

please for the love of goodness stop comparing time, compare number of fates. Telling me you spent 6 hours on one atma tells me nothing if I complete 200 fates in that 6 hours and you complete 100. Time is relative

I think maybe eveyone expected giving the time for non-stop killing eveything fate in that zone ^^;
otherwise it will be meaningless as you mentioned.

[Ashkendor]

Eh. The most I spent on any one Atma is 3 hours. After that I was sick of grinding FATEs and went to do something else for awhile. Anything else. Crafting, leveling, doing dailies, whatever. It's good to take a break from it.

When I'd come back to that area later that day or even the next day, I got it within 1-5 FATEs.

[Alice_89th]

When you've got bad luck you've got bad luck.

My longest was Western Thanalan as well, but even then it was only 8 hours in total (with 4 hours straight before I got it).
The most hilarious thing was that I ran into an fc member and we joined up for fun. In the hour we were together before I got mine he got 6.

As if to make up for it I got 3 in one hour after that *shrugs*. Such is life I guess.

Personally I found that it really helps to turn of the game bgm and put up some music you like, grab a drink, and settle in like you are in for the long run. Don't expect that ATMA to drop in the next fate every time, it only makes it frustrating when it doesn't.

[NyteFox]

32 hours total so far on Central Thanalan: Atma of the Scales--still have not obtained

Southern Thanalan: Atma of the Scorpion---9 hours
Eastern Thanalan: Atma of the Bull---------3 hours
Western Thanalan: Atma of the Twins------6 hours
Middle La Nocea: Atma of the Ram---------12 hours

Will report back with final numbers when all are obtained.

[Grayve]

Here is my record so far. I am still working on my next set. And I didn't straight grind. I'd use a low level class for a few to finish the Challenge log 'fate' section for the bonus xp.

Set 1: 882 fates start
Maiden: 5 fates 887
Lion: 17 fates 906
Archer: 28 fates 934
Scales: 24 fates 958
Goat: 24 fates 982
Water Bearer: 13 fates 995
Ram: 19 fates 1014
Twins: 12 fates 1026
Fish: 72 fates 1098
Bull: 28 fates 1126
Scorpion: 52 fates 1178
Crab: 62 fates 1240
Set 1: 1240 fates end
Total 353 fates

Set 2: 1240 fates start
Crab: 42 fates 1282
Scales: 17 fates 1299
Maiden: 41 fates 1340
Twins: 104 fates 1434
Goat: 11 fates 1445
Scorpion: 22 fates 1467
Water Bearer: 83 fates 1550
Fish: 40 fates 1590
Archer: 32 fates 1622
Ram: 30 fates 1652
Bull: 45 fates 1697
Lion: 42 fates 1739
Set 2: 1739 fates end
Total: 499 fates