Quote Originally Posted by Lux_Rayna View Post
Primal weapons aren't needed for anything, ergo drop rates are fine. You can literally take a GC weapon straight to relic if you wanted to, or even an hq ilvl55 slotted with materia. I could see if you *had* to have them, but you dont. They are just yet another alternative for the other weapon options. No one has even mentioned the weapons that drop in WP.

The problem is that an old 1.0 mentality (primal weapons must-have) has been carried over to ARR. You dont need them; ever. They are only useful until you finish your relic quest, which doesnt take long at all. You can skip them entirely with no consequences. If you happen to get one by luck, then grats. If you don't, move on and get your relic. And no, you dont need primals for relic. Just need a solid weapon from dungeon/primal/hq crafted and keep it moving.

When vanity slots come, some of those weapons look better/have better effects than some of the relics.