The Atma Weapon

[Martyr]

I couldn't find this in the forums, so I'll ask and apologize if it's been asked a million times.

That Atma Weapon, that blue thing, how does it work?

I read that it does more damage if you have higher HP, and that's very obvious. (Good Job zombifying the dude with Atma Weapon! HAHA! Idiot Necs.)
But then I read that it levels when you level, and this I don't understand. Peoiple put a lot of stock into the weapon, and I'm just figuring it now, in the WoR, that maybe I should have been using it.

So.... Question.
1. Does it get stronger and more damaging per, I guess, HP? Or does it get stronger another way.
2. If the other way is leveling, does that mean that I should restrict the Atma Weapon to a single character who will carry it and level with it and, I guess, someday, kick ass with it? Or, again, does it work another way?


Or am I retarded?

[Dragoon Kain]

Atma Weapon Type : Sword Elemental: --- Value: 1
Bat.Pwr: ??? Vigor : 0 Speed : 0
Stamina: 0 Mag.Pwr: 0 Evade% : 0 MBlock%: 0
Runic : No 2-hand : No SwdTech: No
Who: Terra, Locke, Edgar, Celes
Collosseum: fight GtBehemoth for Gradeus
Extra: Transforms at Level Up, Grows stronger as HP increases

[Ultima Shadow]

Well, your HP get higher as you level up...

[Martyr]

What does it mean when it says it transforms?

[Ultima Shadow]

What does it mean when it says it transforms?

I don't know, the look doesn't change... maybe bad translation?

[m4tt]

It gets longer as you get to higher levels, and as you get more HP.

[Ultima Shadow]

Oh, never noticed that.

[Flying Mullet]

Extra: Transforms at Level Up, Grows stronger as HP increases

Basically all that means is that at your level up it grows stonger because your hit points increase. Just like everyone else is saying.

[TheAbominatrix]

And it changes form. It gets longer and bluer as it gets stronger.

[TasteyPies]

And it changes form. It gets longer and bluer as it gets stronger.

Thats what she said! WHOOO!!!

Um...ok...how many Atma weapons can you get in the game?

[Ultima Shadow]

Um...ok...how many Atma weapons can you get in the game?

Ummm... as far as I know... there's only one(1).

[TasteyPies]

Ummm... as far as I know... there's only one(1).

Oh well...Duel Atma weapons looks cool with locke....looks like a han solo jedi person. But you can only get 2 if you cheat then

[TheAbominatrix]

Thats what she said! WHOOO!!!

Um...ok...how many Atma weapons can you get in the game?

Bender!

And you can get two, actually. You find one, you can steal the other. I believe from one of the Goddess statues at the end, but I could be wrong. Someone will correct me if so.

[Sefie1999AD]

TheAbominatrix is almost there, but not exactly right. You can't get an extra Atma Weapon from the Goddess statues, but you can steal one from (SPOILER)the 3rd tier during the final battle. Of course, that means you only get to use it against (SPOILER)Kefka, but if you pair it with another Atma Weapon and Offering, you can slaughter the last boss with one hit.

But then I read that it levels when you level, and this I don't understand.

Others have explained this pretty much already, but I don't really think the logic of leveling up is "more levels = more HP = more power". Instead, Atma Weapon's power is probably based on some formula which counts both your HP and your level. This means two things:

1) A level 99 character will do more damage with Atma Weapon than a level 50 character (even if they have the same amount of HP).
2) A character with 9999 HP will do more damage with Atma Weapon than one with 5000 HP (even if their level is the same).

[TheAbominatrix]

That's it, I knew it was one or the other. Thank you muchly for clearing that up.