I understand where relic players are coming from. Relics took a lot of time to accomplish and now they are overshadowed by better weapons (Empyereans) that takes less time to upgrade. Relics were supposed to be the top tier in weapons, however, there are some issues with it.

First, you have a high damage weapon, but for the most part, a weaponskill tied to it with less damage than other choices/weapons. They do need to buff the weaponskills by allowing them to auto-crit (Or auto super-crit not stackable with Sneak Attack) or apply a damage modification that is larger than what they currently have on the level 90 verisons. +25% damage or whatever it may be isn't equal across all damage types (1H vs 2H).

Second, they need to increase the super critical rate to be on par with the ODD from empyreans. This shouldn't be too hard for them to do.

And lastly, give players a reason to USE the weaponskills. Some of the aftermath effects on the relics are ok, but why not add a second effect. With Final Heaven not only give enhanced Subtle Blow, why not also add Enhanced Kick Attack Rate? Geirskogul could add a second effect of Haste, Onslaught enhancing Killer Effects, etc.