Whether they're easy to get our not, I'm happy about it as long as it doesn't require an alliance or something truly ridiculous. I would be willing to work about as hard as I would for a BLM magian staff. It would be ridiculous to add upgrades with better stats than the higher forms of Artifact, so I think this is a great way to make them useful without just adding another piece for a weapon skill macro or very situational armor. I definitely wouldn't mind an "Enhances Penance" or "Enhances Saber Dance" effect. If you're like me, in the current game state your favorite job likely has all the possible armor, and this would be a nice way to get a little boost. Hope nobody was looking for something amazing. I view this as more of an excuse to wear the classic AF too look cool (go rdm!) without looking like a gimp.