Quote Originally Posted by Anjou View Post
I'd complain then, there's more to do with a story than a mere "Hey peasant, go get me these items and make it snappy"
If you're looking for gear rewarded by story, wipe your characters memory of all the AF quests and go do those again. These were the only relevant pieces obtained through this method. All other gear obtained afterwards was either; kill a bunch of mob until something you need drops or go collect me X-number of 'This' and I'll give you 'That'... which in turn happens to be more killing a bunch of mobs until something you need drops. The game has always been a grind, no matter how big or small. This includes RMEs, which at its very core, is meant to be a grind. This is to keep the players interested so they feel like they have some satisfaction at the end of the whole process.

Really, SE has been playing the 'Peasant, get it Snappy' game ever since... Relics? Yeah, that sounds right.