you guys went overboard with this new relic

[Doctor-]

....... .............. It is literally going to take months of grinding to get this relic, the time efffort spent on this weapon compare to the previous alterations across the board from the past is ridiculous for a weapon whose lifespan is not even that long before nerfs/better items come out and a new version needs to be waited on, doing about 3 months worth of content and then having become obsolete :/. I am personally not doing it past the i200 until nerfs there is no incentive and the work does not justify the curve.

[Orchidias]

Agreed, I was looking forward to doing this but when I saw the last step, it was enough to tempt me into unsubbing. Just, no. Not enough content to actually give a care about, and this sort of struggle for something that will be outdated soon enough? I haven't even cleared Thordan EX because no one can get past tethered knights and I'd rather be doing that than this.

[WinterLuna]

That's the point. It's to give us something to do while there is lack of content, thus making is as lengthy as possible. If you don't want to do it, you don't have to.

[Cwestcott18]

That's the point. It's to give us something to do while there is lack of content, thus making is as lengthy as possible. If you don't want to do it, you don't have to.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

[silentwindfr]

That's the point. It's to give us something to do while there is lack of content, thus making is as lengthy as possible. If you don't want to do it, you don't have to.

instead to give us grind, can't they work on true content that are really interesting outside raid for the endgame?

[uzu]

Where is all the content they promised us .ie fighting super summons to gain special powers and items . in my opinion this repetitive grind that they have laid out is getting a little retarded. Grinding dungeon by dungeon ..get armor...new patches come out armor is obsolete get new armor . Where is the customization of characters .. this relic was the closest thing to that and look what they did now . I feel like this is just a waste of time doing this again and I am going to be looking for another game to occupy my time unless I see any changes coming . Totally could of left relic line as it with upgrades and created a separate anima weapon so people don't feel cheated. Really lazy not thought out development....

[Evangela]

That's the point. It's to give us something to do while there is lack of content, thus making is as lengthy as possible. If you don't want to do it, you don't have to.

which is not a good way to keep the players from quitting.

after the players do the same thing over and over everyday, they're gonna realized why they're doing this? then they'll quit.

[WinterLuna]

which is not a good way to keep the players from quitting.

after the players do the same thing over and over everyday, they're gonna realized why they're doing this? then they'll quit.

You realise were already doing the same thing over and over right? Welcome to FFXIV. Every major patch is similar with the content it brings. Grind expert for tomes, a new 24 man raid and a harder raid. This isn't anything new.

If this is what it takes to realise the game is grindy, people have been oblivious for a long time.

[Airget]

That's the point. It's to give us something to do while there is lack of content, thus making is as lengthy as possible. If you don't want to do it, you don't have to.

Nah, there is a reasonable way to do it, but it definitely feels overtuned. 16 HQ items, compare that to the first set of relic, you only need 1 of each craft HQ, yet on the first stage they just went ham and made it 16, that's rather excessive. There is a right way to do things, and honestly, if they just cut down the requirements in half it wouldn't look as daunting as it currently does, which is shame.

[Wolfman88]

That's the point. It's to give us something to do while there is lack of content, thus making is as lengthy as possible. If you don't want to do it, you don't have to.

This is correct. This weapon is meant to be a reward for activities done on a daily basis by most players. Although the cynicism in this post may give off the wrong vibe lol.