The next step of Relic: And your hopes for it.

[Eidolon]

So, what kind of upgrade path is everyone here hoping for when it comes to the new relic?

Right now, I'm a bit worried - because if I had to guess, it looks like we've been giving our "Relic V.2" via Esoterics. I hope this isn't the case, but it very well could be that we need to buy the initial Relic via Esoterics+Upgrade to start the path.

Likely 3.1 will see the upgrade for weapons added in, meaning that people will be able to proceed together.

I would personally prefer to do job-specific or group-specific content like we saw Ala the original Relics. I was a little dissapointed that there wasn't any relics on release to grind out for each job like there was in 3.0.

How about you guys? Are you hoping they repeat any specific phases of the upgrades? Towards the end of the lifespan of the last set of relics, it basically all devolved to running all content to grind out 'light' or some other measurable progress ('cept zeta drops. 'cause RNG :c)

[Daranion]

I can guarantee you with 99.99% certainty, this Esoterics weapon has nothing to do with the next relic. The Esoterics weapon is only upgradable with drops from Alex Savage, meaning the relic would be gated behind a raid. Relic has always been a grind, a reward for people with time but not the skill or desire to be doing raid content. The sheer fact that this already has a ilvl 210 form? YEah definetely nothing to do with the new relic, that would be lunacy. What if the relic came out and raiders already upgraded their Esoterics weapons? Making them spend another 3 weeks of eso to buy the base weapon again? There's be an uproar!

[BreathlessTao]

Crafting, because from what I hear, crafting right now is... crafting for the sake of crafting something to be able to craft something for crafting. Something like that. They'll have to make crafters relevant again. Maybe even something to do with gathering. So those people who are already rich can get even richer.

Other than that... Crystal Tower, maybe, since those are pretty dead nowadays (again, from what I hear). Or even Extreme Primals.

And yes, definitely more RNG. Because there is not enough RNG yet, and RNG is fun, apparently.

Or cash shop.

[Seryl199]

I didn't mind the light phases too much, at least I could play almost any content that an FC member needed help with and still earn light progress. I enjoyed the book phases, FATE camping notwithstanding, they provided a good variety of tasks to do in any order. Before the relic grind sends us back to old content, though, I'd like to see a lengthy quest chain to craft the new relic with original quests, then maybe an instanced battle or trial or two. I hope they avoid requiring expensive materials or materia.

[Daralii]

No books or materia

More weapon-specific flavor

[Kiara1]

I don't think im gonna go for relic if it works like in ARR
I spent waaay to much money (15mil+) on materia cause I was hoping that we could somehow keep our side stats in one way or another when we get new relic. I dont think thats the case though.

Also there was always an easy weapon to get that was like 5 ilvls lower than relic everytime relic got an upgrade soo i think im skipping relic forever

[LunaSnowfield]

Atma revenge Part III.

[IfritReborn]

They need to do something impressive because Blizzard introduced their own Artifact Weapons for the next expansion and it beats out 2.xx relic by miles and will most likely beat out the boring crap they have planned for 3.1

• There are 36 Artifacts, one for each specialization.
• You start by seeking out the Artifact for your spec.
• Ret Paladin - Seek out Ashbringer
• Frost Death Knight - See out Frostmourne's shards in Icecrown Citadel and reforge them into a pair of runeblades
• Earn Artifact Power as you accomplish things. Completing quests, dungeons, battlegrounds, and most major activities. The power is spent to unlock traits that empower your weapon and character, as well as visual customizations.
• Each artifact has a trait tree. You choose how you navigate the tree.
• Some are simple damage increases, some are new utility such as Death Knights resurrecting themselves. !!!!!!!!!!!
• Each weapon has different looks that you can unlock. Some unlocked by leveling your weapon, some are achievements, raiding, and PvP. Each look has different color variants.
• The base weapon has the look we all know and love. There are variants such as an Ashbringer made out of fire, shadow, and lightning.
• Sheilun, Staff of the Mists - Mistweaver Monk will go to Pandaria. Variants have Pandarian influences such as the Crane or Sha.
• Felo'melorn - Fire Mage will seek out the blade
• The Eagle Spear - New to the lore. Highmountain Tauren weapon for Survival Hunters. Several animal themes.
• Icebringer and Soulreaper - Blades forged out of Frostmourne. Lots of skulls!
• Doomhammer - Enhancement Shamans earn this weapon. Fel, Fire, Crystal, and other variants.
• Fangs of the First Nightsaber - Feral and Guardian druids customize the look of their form rather than a weapon. Spectral, Armored, and other variants will be available. Base cat form also getting an updated model.

[Frederick22]

The Atmas strike back !

[Shadowsun]

Squenix doesnt have the manpower or cash that blizzard has.
So they're doing very basic and boring things instead with the entire item and inventory system.