Alexandrite

[Sotek]

Uh your math is a bit off there, it's not 179,000 coins it's 17,900 coins, a factor of 10 makes a big difference and it's little over HALF the amount of the 30,000 alex needed.

Math proof
Gjallarhorn
3 jade = 300 singles
14 100 byne = 1,400 singles
60 silver = 6,000 singles
1 stripeshell = 100 silver = 10,000 singles

300 + 1,400 + 6,000 + 10,000 = 17,700

And this is IF you don't borrow the 30 100 pieces for the last stage, if you do borrow it's 3,000 less so 17,700 - 3,000 so 14,700 which is less than half of the 30,000 alex mythic has required.

Other relics vary in final cost but no more than about 500 singles.

I don't know why, but for some reason I'm always adding an extra 0 to Relics, thanks for correcting that.

I'm not too sure increasing the drop rate would still be balanced, though. In their prime Alexandrite were worth 1~5k which is by far a more acceptable number compared to Dynamis currency. Although I guess currency has risen in price (Byne at least) rather than dropped with an increase in the number of people doing Dynamis, so perhaps having Salvage as a real event again wouldn't actually solve anything by itself. They could probably revive Salvage and then increase the drop rate if prices remain static I guess. Though unless they make the rest of the quest less of a time sink, increasing the drop rate of Alexandrite by anymore than double wouldn't really have a profound impact on the time it takes to obtain a Mythic weapon.
Ichor drop rates and spending 1 hour per 24 on Assaults is still the biggest issue in my opinion, though were it ever changed that I can do 115 hours worth of work in 115 hours rather than 115 days, I'd probably change my tune a bit.