Am I the only one working on 3.1 relic?

[LineageRazor]

But, it took years to get your relic in XI, and then it was made obsolete.

Actually, no. The relic in XI never became obsolete. Even now, with FFXI winding down to its conclusion, the relic weapons STILL are not obsolete. SE made sure to add (very grindy) quests to allow Relic-holders to continue to upgrade their relics to keep them ahead of the curve. Even now, a fully-upgraded Relic, Mythic, or Empyrion is a big step ahead of any other weapon of its type. In some cases, relics that USED to be of limited use to their job (like Claustrum, a BLM weapon with no useful BLM stats) are now packed with job-appropriate goodness.

I'm a bit puzzled about Gamer3427, though, as the odd thing is that Relics in this game ALSO evolve by way of grindy quests. The only difference is that instead of remaining the best weapons, they remain the second best weapons at each stage. Relics are pretty much the only bit of "horizontal progression" this game allows, and since Gamer seems to be a fan of Horizontal progression, it makes them an odd choice of targets for his ire.

[Alahra]

SE made sure to add (very grindy) quests to allow Relic-holders to continue to upgrade their relics to keep them ahead of the curve.

They only did this after a huge outcry, though. Their original intent with the new expansion had been to obsolete everything prior (they wanted to move the game to a more modern and vertical system for gear).

[Gamer3427]

I'm a bit puzzled about Gamer3427, though, as the odd thing is that Relics in this game ALSO evolve by way of grindy quests... ...Relics are pretty much the only bit of "horizontal progression" this game allows, and since Gamer seems to be a fan of Horizontal progression, it makes them an odd choice of targets for his ire.

I never once said anything bad about the Relics, and it was the part of 3.1 I was most looking forward to prior to it being pushed to 3.15. My one comment that could have been interpenetrated against them was joking about how Fizzle was claiming they were useless because they'd be outclassed in time, while that's exactly the case with every piece of gear. I later pointed out in my reply comment to him talking about horizontal progression that the Relics are the only piece of content that doesn't stay outclassed......