Taking in consideration there are NM that remove or even absorb buffs I can see a point to increasing the -% value of Aegis. I think the thing that upset my friend who has one the most is the fact that the Ochain blocks much more frequently than his Aegis and restores MP.

Also, while I am not a relic owner (yet) I am on the road to finishing one. It has been a long one, but I am a little disappointing to see that another individual I know who has the same Relic I am working on doing thousands less in WS damage compared to Emp weapon of equal type. Even with the "Higher DPS rating", the overall output is significantly lower mainly due to the WS.

It isn't about "reigning on top" so much as the time and effort to complete a relic compared to the time and effort to completing an Emp weapon only to see it do substantially less damage. It is like the Developers circling you, pointing, and laughing in unison for wasting your time to complete the weapon. Not just you, but your LS, friends, and LS members who spent hours, days, weeks, and months helping to finish that relic, all of them share in this circle of shame the Developers have created by giving Emp Weapons the potential to do thousands more damage than Relic weapons. In most cases, even the most "lol" of the Emp Weapon skills still outshine Relic WS in comparison.