Atma Theorycraft

[EricCartmenez]

^^Jetstream_Fox, read my previous post. Solo fate, one fate, one drop. ^^

Happened again last night. Jumped into one fate as BRD in Central Shroud. Got second Atma of the Maiden. Only did it because I was previously trying to get XP for my GLA and couldn't even get a couple of punches before everyone had it cleared because of all the Atma farmers. Switched to BRD to get past the several Anoles without getting creamed by the minions (I like to call them A-holes) in front of the boss. No one was there, but before I could change characters, here comes the calvary. Stayed at BRD, and with the number of people, it was the typical 10 second cacophony of huh, uh, yaw, grr... and I got the drop. I don't know if I got three arrows off. Atma of the Maiden. Dang, I already had one.

Is there a rumor that if you kill more at the fate that you get more points? I see folks bitching about farming these things, but when the person who isn't even high enough level to have armor is there killing lady bugs for XP, can't folks give these guys a chance to get a couple of hits? They're trying to get XP just like you're trying to get an Atma.

[Paruza]

There are lots of reports of atma one shots, I've only just started, I have two, the first was about 8 fates, the second was the first fate I did in the zone.

It may just be RNG, but RNG is not always particularly random, and there are ways of messing that code up such that it forms very predictable patterns or odd behavior. With as many reports of one shots as there are I'm willing to believe theres something to it.

But anyway, I don't plan on taking it very seriously, I'll just do it as I wait for queues (and being a WHM, that's not much so far)