The OP's problem is why I don't really have a desire to do hamlet or get relic as a casual player. The actual event seems pretty fun, but the drop rates and point system are just awful. A goal that I can put time into and see guaranteed progress over time, like weapons that you can get with company seals, is a much more sensible one for me. Most of those weapons are pretty good anyhow.
Another point on goals that guarantee progress over time is saving up gil by crafting and selling items, then buying the drops from Hamlet that are sellable. I think for a casual player that's really the only route to go.
