Why bother with ATMA now?

[Moqi]

Someone in my FC started the ATMA quest this week and yesterday got all 12 of them.

Kinda makes me want to give it a second chance lol.

[StateAlchemist]

Someone in my FC started the ATMA quest this week and yesterday got all 12 of them.

Kinda makes me want to give it a second chance lol.

That's like saying someone on my block just hit $100,000 on a scratch off ticket... maybe I should go buy some too...

[DenariusJay]

Can you farm on an alt (another job) and still trigger a drop? Or do you have to be using that weapon?

[Sarynth]

If coil is supposedly ending in the 3rd turn, how can weapons from that be better than something that will be getting an upgrade throughout the games life?
Should probably add this is more aimed at a new 50 in 3.0 looking for a weapon. Of course there will probably be new weapons added by then, but one of the biggest arguments defending atmas as is is the "if you dont like the system dont do it" ^_^

[revonine]

Can you farm on an alt (another job) and still trigger a drop? Or do you have to be using that weapon?

Any Job with a Zenith weapon equipped in the mainhand can trigger a drop as long as your at that point in the quest line :] I usually just run into fates as my Bard with Artemis Zenith because it's easier to grab mobs even though I'll be spending my atma on my Monk.

[DenariusJay]

Any Job with a Zenith weapon equipped in the mainhand can trigger a drop as long as your at that point in the quest line :] I usually just run into fates as my Bard with Artemis Zenith because it's easier to grab mobs even though I'll be spending my atma on my Monk.

Oh okay, well I only have 1 lvl 50 right now and im trying to move forward on the relic quest (need to get past titan) so I haven't gotten that far yet, but when I do I'm basically gridning fates without actually getting any progress done. That kind of sucks, I was looking forward to using the atma fate grind as an excuse to lvl up all my lowbie jobs but I guess that ain't gonna happen.

[Valkyrie_Faleva]

Mentality of getting gear in this game is easy...
Work is involved and don't have the possibility of getting to lot in the end is a turn off for a lot of people. Relic is a side quest, and its called side quest for a reason, no one is pointing a gun to your head and telling you to do a relic. Shits a grind... Old school FF11 players should know it doesn't take 2 weeks to get an ebody or duelist chapeau, should I mention the relic weapon grind?
You find its ridiculous to start this side quest? No one will complain that you don't have one, you can't play your job? That's a different story.

[PenutButter]

The only reason to get start another ATMA now is the possibility that they will be upgrading the relic next patch (which I hear they were but not 100% sure). As it stands though, there is no reason to start a new relic if you only care about now, as other lv100 and 110 are far easier to get due to HUNTS, ST, and that more people are now getting through Coil. When it first came out, it actually took less time and effort to get than the UAT weapon but it was just so tedious and boring to get. Of course, the UAT was simply not an option at the time for most casuals, as even the more hardcore were still progressing through Coil, so you "filthy casuals" should been glad that you even had another option.

[xenok]

I'm just amused with the newest patch that they made non-relic weapons EVEN easier by making UATs guaranteed drops.

[Ringabell]

And now we know that the next relic quest will be released in patch 2.38.

Look, if you haven't started on your relic yet, you need to start. Seriously. Don't wait until you realize: "Uh oh, it looks like the relic will eventually be the best weapon in the game" to BEGIN your relic. Just...start...now.

Hopefully some smart person listened...