Effort should be proportional to the rewards. When the Relic Weapons were relevant, the reward you got was one of the best weapons in the game. But now? It's just glamour, so it's only fitting that the amount of effort required to get it be reduced to match what you're getting out of it.

There is literally no reason to make players go through the entire Relic questline as it was in its heyday when all they're getting out of it is a pretty shiny for dressup.