Should I do Relic Weapon For ARR?

Howdy y’all,
Ok so I’m interested in only doing one arr relic and this is doing the dragoon one. I’m on the book quest and want to know should I quit or finish the relic weapon? My Goth Rog would look awesome with it and I love glamour but I don’t want to feel burned out. I’m still on arr and I finished the crystal tower. My dragoon is 71 and I’m on arr part 2. So what do y’all think ?

You can do it if you like the look, but you can do it later as well. You could do it in a year when you are through the MSQ. There is no rush, so it's up to you.

It's entirelly up to you! Really relic is only glamour and a set of achievements so it's really a case of how much you want either (I gave up on relic at the book stage too, as I couldn't be bothered continuing on - the achievements are meaningless and the later appearences of PLD relic look awful so it was a no brainer for me). And this is for every tier of relic for each expansion - when it's released it's pretty powerful, but quickly becomes overshadowed by new (raid) gear and just becomes glamour.

So it's up to you if you want to do it or not, there is no content that specifically requires it.

I would say, put it on pause for the time being, focus on running through the game and getting the corresponding class to the level cap, which will give you much greater leniency when doing the farming and in general make it a lot more tolerable.

That being said, it's worth keeping in mind that you don't need to tunnel doing the relic, just making small steps over a longer period of time, perhaps?

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Originally Posted by Enkidoh

It's entirelly up to you! Really relic is only glamour and a set of achievements so it's really a case of how much you want either (I gave up on relic at the book stage too, as I couldn't be bothered continuing on - the achievements are meaningless and the later appearences of PLD relic look awful so it was a no brainer for me). And this is for every tier of relic for each expansion - when it's released it's pretty powerful, but quickly becomes overshadowed by new (raid) gear and just becomes glamour.

So it's up to you if you want to do it or not, there is no content that specifically requires it.

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Funny thing about the "just glamour" angle to item acquisition is that is the only retainable quality to any item in the game. IOW, if you're not going to use it for glamour, then there is no reason to pursue it. Only other retainable quality I can think of is sentimental, but in that case the player will already have it. Other than that, the item should be currently equipped as it is your current BiS.

OP, even among all the other relics out there, ARR relics are something special. The grind for them, though significantly easier to do now, is still a bit time consuming. The lore surrounding the Zodiac Braves is also really cool to experience if it is your first ARR relic. You will also help new players get through content along the way. It is a very satisfying and rewarding questline to complete.

I highly recommend everyone does at least one ARR relic to completion. You will not regret it. I promise.

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Originally Posted by Swampking

Howdy y’all,
Ok so I’m interested in only doing one arr relic and this is doing the dragoon one. I’m on the book quest and want to know should I quit or finish the relic weapon? My Goth Rog would look awesome with it and I love glamour but I don’t want to feel burned out. I’m still on arr and I finished the crystal tower. My dragoon is 71 and I’m on arr part 2. So what do y’all think ?

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If you do the books over time they aren't bad at all. If you try to spam them you will burn out. They are not a lot of fun and require a ton of waiting around for fates. It is definitely worth the time though.

Unless you really want a specific skin or are an irredeemable completionist, i don't know why you would inflict yourself such an awfully designed grind.

I did it once and it will forever be a stain on my FF14 experience. It's just tedious/boring asf and managed to reduce my overall enjoyement of the game at that time.

In the end, i was happier about the fact that this thing was over than to possess the actual relic :D

Just keep doing it. There's no time limit, do a book each time you play. Honestly once you get past those books it's easier.

If you need a specific fate to pop - just do the other fates on the map. There's a limit to how many spawn, so you'll spawn if quicker by getting rid of the ones already there. No point standing around waiting for it to pop.

I've done the Dragoon one myself, I'd never do another one I don't think. Unless I had absolutely nothing to do in-game anymore

If you like the glam, go for it. It's bit grindy though.

I keep a relic for each expansion active at all times, just for any moment I might feel bored doing something else and maybe decide to climb a step or two.

For ARR, I don't really think the books are all that bad. The leves kinda suck, especially if the one you need isn't on the list and you have to run a different one just to get it up. The dungeons.. a few of them make a nice excuse to run my squadron to boost them up, but obviously they're all quick and easy to unsync, too.

No, the bad parts come after that, when you need all the low level materia. You're either digging into your pockets to shell out for it on the MB, or taking a pretty big detour trying to spiritbond for your own supply. It's doable, but feels awful.
The light phase after isn't much better, either. Obviously nobody's keen to run more Crystal Tower for the biggest gains, but you're still running ARR dungeons repeatedly, leading to burnout fast. Personally, even though FATEs are the worst for light gain, I may still do some of this by grinding skirmishes in Bozja, just for the multitasking...

Overall, relics were absolutely not meant to be busted out all at once. The steps were originally introduced slowly over time, and trying to force the grind is going to be a terrible experience. If you really want one, just keep it on the back burner to chip away at from time to time when you need a break. Let it be something mindless to do while you watch some tv or something.

I know you all say don’t bother with it or wait but neglected to tell y’all that I used to play wow with all kinds of grinds like reputations to torghast it’s self. If the books are not as bad as rep, torghast, or warlords of dreanor I think I can do it. If not then I will wait.

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Originally Posted by Swampking

I know you all say don’t bother with it or wait but neglected to tell y’all that I used to play wow with all kinds of grinds like reputations to torghast it’s self. If the books are not as bad as rep, torghast, or warlords of dreanor I think I can do it. If not then I will wait.

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If you all do play wow I’m not punishing anyone who plays it. If people still find joy in that game then please play on but for me wow is over but the ff14 story begins.

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Originally Posted by Swampking

Howdy y’all,
Ok so I’m interested in only doing one arr relic and this is doing the dragoon one. I’m on the book quest and want to know should I quit or finish the relic weapon? My Goth Rog would look awesome with it and I love glamour but I don’t want to feel burned out. I’m still on arr and I finished the crystal tower. My dragoon is 71 and I’m on arr part 2. So what do y’all think ?

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Well, it depends if you like the skin.

If it's for Drg doing the HW one, it's still the best skin for me.

And the ARR relics... Well, it still remains for me the most boring way to do it and long for nothing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pV83gom4XY

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Originally Posted by Swampking

I know you all say don’t bother with it or wait but neglected to tell y’all that I used to play wow with all kinds of grinds like reputations to torghast it’s self. If the books are not as bad as rep, torghast, or warlords of dreanor I think I can do it. If not then I will wait.

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As someone who remembers old rep grinds like Shen'dralar or Ravenholdt, the relics are nothing. If you want them for glam or for the story, I say go for it.

Do whatever the hell you want.

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Originally Posted by weebtext

Do whatever the hell you want.

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Really? Finally!
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Originally Posted by Raoabolic

Really? Finally!
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Have fun in the Backrooms!

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Originally Posted by Raoabolic

Really? Finally!
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Godsspeed, you beautiful man.

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Originally Posted by Jeeqbit

You can do it if you like the look, but you can do it later as well. You could do it in a year when you are through the MSQ. There is no rush, so it's up to you.

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This I orignally want to do them for glam but Im waiting till they expand the glamour box this month before I jump into Relic farming my pockets everywhere is full and I don't feel I paying 5 a month for a third retainer is worth it still.

I have the basic ARR relic for my WAR cause the orange glow on the entire weapon looks pretty sweet. It's not overly glowie(sp) though

Not really a question if you should or not, but whether or not you want to do it or not.
If you want it then you have nothing holding you back.

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Originally Posted by Swampking

I know you all say don’t bother with it or wait but neglected to tell y’all that I used to play wow with all kinds of grinds like reputations to torghast it’s self. If the books are not as bad as rep, torghast, or warlords of dreanor I think I can do it. If not then I will wait.

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Ha that's nothing compared to the ARR relic grind if you want the zeta weapon. Be prepared for RNG 'rep grind'.

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Originally Posted by Saccharin

Ha that's nothing compared to the ARR relic grind if you want the zeta weapon. Be prepared for RNG 'rep grind'.

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With how it was nerfed post ARR, it's actually not that bad for the drops. Sure, it can still take some time, but I find the books to be the absolute worst since even if you are clearing other FATEs to try and force the ones you need, it takes a LONG time for some of them to come up. The light grinding(both) can easily be done doing Stone Vigil unsynced, and just running through the whole thing smacking only what you need to for progressing through. Back in ShB I was doing sub 5min runs of it, on classes that weren't decked out in current endgame gear.

It's entirely up to you if you like the look since they're just for glamour now unless you're around that level.

I will say many of the ARR relics look pretty amazing and are well worth doing for the glamour. The book step absolutely sucks, but I personally feel the final product is worth it. Especially because you can do the kettle quest afterward and get some outdoor items and glowing kettle weapons for PUG/MNK. If you don't have a PUG/MNK on that char, it's worth it to level just so you can beat the heck out of things by smacking them with two glowing kettles.

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Originally Posted by Swampking

I know you all say don’t bother with it or wait but neglected to tell y’all that I used to play wow with all kinds of grinds like reputations to torghast it’s self. If the books are not as bad as rep, torghast, or warlords of dreanor I think I can do it. If not then I will wait.

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Then even the ARR relic will be a breath of fresh air. Rep grinds...*shudder* Though I can't remember in WoW if you could do what you could with faction grinds in EQ and make yourself kill on sight to your own home city.

My personal opinion...DO IT.
The Dragoon Longulis Zeta looks great in game.

It is abit of a grind and will feel like it takes forever. But when you get it..happy times.

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Originally Posted by TaleraRistain

Then even the ARR relic will be a breath of fresh air. Rep grinds...*shudder* Though I can't remember in WoW if you could do what you could with faction grinds in EQ and make yourself kill on sight to your own home city.

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In your home city, no. There was an idea way back in WoW's original beta stages to let people accumulate "dishonor points" and eventually become hated by their own faction, but it never made it live.

It is possible to get yourself hated with the four neutral goblin cities, and is necessary to grind rep with the Bloodsail pirates. And then you can very tediously grind rep back up with all four cities without losing Bloodsail rep. It's one of the worst and dullest grinds in the game, but it's doable.

It’s worth the grind. Go for it. I really like the PLD & MNK relics.

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Originally Posted by Swampking

Howdy y’all,
Ok so I’m interested in only doing one arr relic and this is doing the dragoon one. I’m on the book quest and want to know should I quit or finish the relic weapon? My Goth Rog would look awesome with it and I love glamour but I don’t want to feel burned out. I’m still on arr and I finished the crystal tower. My dragoon is 71 and I’m on arr part 2. So what do y’all think ?

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Glam is life, and the ARR relic chains get you some good weapon glams. Worth it. That being said, it's decade-old content - there isn't exactly a hurry and it's definitely nothing to get burned out over.

For instance, I am for the first time doing beast tribe quests, and here and there I'm going back to do the ARR tribes. It will be a LONG time before I get those maxed out, but it's just something that I do here and there when I just feel like doing a bill of ultra-chill gaming. I'll get them maxed eventually, but no hurry.

(That being said, I'm not really one for grinds, so I did the ARR quest for NIN, my main, and never plan to do it again. I haven't done Eureka and probably never will because that particular style of grind is basically anti-fun for me.)

It's old content that you don't really need much help for unlike the SB/ShB relics. Do it at your own pace.

The Nexus Weapons are some of the best looking in the game. Definitely Recommend.