I like the sound of this a lot I've always wanted a few relic sets, but never bothered going after them with AF3 being so much better.

I really like that you can start building these items from the base pieces and don't need to +1 first. Don't get me wrong - I hope the benefits for those who took the time to +1 are great... they deserve it! For players who are new to Dynamis (like me) but familiar with Trials, this works out great.

I also like the Merit Point trials concept. Yeah, it may seem like lazy development, but there are many players who are done leveling/meriting, and have nowhere to play the jobs they have worked so hard to develop. This gives people a reason/opportunity to dust off their favorite job, hop into an exp party, and make progress on a trial at the same time.