Can future relic weapons have special abilities?

[Kotemon]

Because at that point they become required and you'll see a spike in people discriminating against non-relic holders for raids, farm parties, and possibly any battle related content. Don't get me wrong, I'd like it, too. But given the community's track record, I can see the potential for it to go horribly, horribly wrong.

This is what happened in XI and lasted the life of the game as I knew it. If you were a paladin you had to have Aegis (preferred) or Ochain else you were not a real tank. Ranger or samurai had to have a relic bow or you were not needed. Weapons that increased weapon skill damage or gave afterglow/math, extra attacks, or ignored defense and damage reduction. The same with gear that gave boosts to abilities. Thief's with Treaure hunter +8 or +9 for example. If you had anything below a certain value meant less of a change for that boss drop. Especially if you were starting or in the middle of a long 2 years of Dynamis farming. Let alone to get into Xarcabard and the Promathian areas.

A lot of parties shells and Pug's doing endgame, main story, or content would require a status quo to a job and if you didn't meet it you were kicked or denied.