eso weapons vs relic weapons

[Azper]

It's only grindy when the steps add up. When you're playing as they are released, every relic step can be done in under a week of casual play.

I'm sorry, but what? Some of the original steps in the relic upon release were FAR from a week's worth of casual play. Abysmally low drop rates on Atma, obscene amounts of mythology tomes for the Animus books coupled with the ridiculously long FATE timers back then, grinding light, getting seventy-five alexandrite and (decent) materia melded (successfully)... the list goes on.