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I don't like it.
The Relic is something that doesn't depend on drops, and it should remain so. I think it'd be a great idea to be able to put everything together and create that ultimate weapon, but that should not be your standard Relic for each version.
SE needs to increase the item level 80 relic stats to item level 85 cause they are very similar to the titan hm weapon drops now since patch 2.1. Some of the titan hm weapons are slightly better then the item level 80 relics which I don't agree with, if we have to go through all that trouble just to get a relic with similar stats then whats the point of getting the other relic weapons when we can farm titan hm and em primal versions for weapons that are similar.
I love this idea :) well done.
Please just let relics die. This game doesn't need to get an easy-but-tedious weapon upgrade process like FFXI had that rewards you for how much monotony you're willing to endure rather than rewarding you for skill and teamwork. If the answer to that is, "it's an MMO it's supposed to be monotonous," then I think we're living in the past a bit too much.
Actually I think the concept of the Relic is implemented quite well. Just like the AF. (Although I'd prefer the AF chest to be available at 45.)
The AF and Relic are things that are representative of your class, and it makes sense to make them readily available to 100% of the playerbase. Those gear has special meaning that is specific to the Final Fantasy series.
And it is very sad if these special pieces of gear become outdated after only 3 months. So an upgrade path is great. The problem is how to implement the upgrade.