Empyrean Weapons require less effort to obtain than Relic Weapons, and offer a superior product. How is this game balance?

There are two acceptable ways to fix this at this point, the more obvious one (more powerful Relics) already outlined by this thread. However, there is also the option of making Relic Weapons easier to obtain, and with the adjustments outlined for Dynamis for the next major update, that appears to be the route that the devs are taking.