If you wanted to get people excited for the 20th anniversary, SE should have announced something like this.
A well-told story of "Voracious Resurgence" in the style of Rhapsodies of Vanadiel Missions with key item rewards.
A) 30% Capacity points + 100% Skill-gains "x9 key items" upon completion of all missions
B) More items in the curio-moggles attack food 250+, accuracy food 125+, hybrid food +75 attack/acu etc.
C) 4 new abyssea areas lv150+,empy upgrades +2/+3, dynamis divergence dreamlands all this for 60 USD.
D) R35 for ultimate weapons with materials in those 3 new abyssea areas & dynamis dreamlands areas.
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R35 EXAMPLE weapons
Relic & Dynamis divergence weapons "Fusion"
Bravura R35 -> SU5 -> M.LV50
DMG:414, delay 525, accuracy +75, attack +75
Great axe skill +279
Parrying skill +279
Magic accuracy skill +238
"Metratron torment"
Additional effect: Decreases evasion Aftermath: Damage taken -15% II "Regen"+30
AUGMENT path A.
OCC deals triple damage 50% time "always active can proc on any multi-round"
Store TP +25
Metatron Torment: Damage +40%
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Chango R35 -> SU5 -> M.LV50
DMG:336, delay 500
Magic Damage +200
Great axe skill +279
Parrying skill +279
Magic accuracy skill +238
"Store TP"+20 "TP Bonus"+750
Upheaval" Aftermath: Increases skillchain potency
Increases magic burst potency
Ultimate Skillchain
AM level 3 will be always active.
AUGMENT path A.
DMG + 32
Upheaval: Damage +20%
Radiance: Damage +10%
Accuracy +40 & Magic Accuracy +40 & attack + 40
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CONQUEROR R35 -> SU5 -> M.LV50
DMG:315, delay 525. STR +50
Great axe skill +279
Parrying skill +279
Magic accuracy skill +238
Enhances "Berserk" effect VI
"King's Justice"
Aftermath: Triple attack +40% "always active" & Skill chain damage +10%
Path A
DMG: +62
King's Justice: Damage +30%
Accuracy +50, Magic Accuracy +50, attack +50
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Ukonvasara R35 -> SU5 -> M.LV50
DMG:384, delay 500. STR+100
Great axe skill +279
Parrying skill +279
Magic accuracy skill +238
"Ukko's Fury"
Aftermath: Occasionally attacks for quadruple damage 50% "All time active similar to dynamis divergence weapons".
Path A
Ukko's Fury: Damage +30% damage boost applies to all hits in the Weapon Skill.
STR & DEX +40
Critical hit damage & Critical hit rate +10%