Quote Originally Posted by Silversnow View Post
I wouldn't say I was lost but more along the lines of I gave up on the zodiac when they introduced the alexandrite step. The materia costs alone were wtf?! status but I could live with that. Having to collect all the alexandrite with rng which would be slower then old atma and that much longer put it into the NOPE category.
The alexandrite isn't just RNG, though. You always had the ability to buy the maps from Auriana for 800 myth apiece. Later on we acquired the ability to buy alexandrites from the hunt billmaster as well.

With that said, I really did dislike the RNG portions of the relic quest.

Quote Originally Posted by Xatsh View Post
The problem with the relics is this the upgraded coil weapons are better then them. I130.

So people are looking at it. Well I can sink a stupid amount of time to finish it or wait 2-3 weeks and get my 130 weapon.
That's how the relic quest has always been, though. The raid weapon for the current raid will be better for awhile, then the relic weapon catches up as time goes on. I know that this has been billed as the end of the relic quest chain, but I honestly can't see them completely abandoning the relic with as much work as they've led us through with it. It all remains to be seen, though. ^^