What is wrong with people on the forum..?

[HorseBoots]

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I'm failing to see the overall difference between spaming alex and spamming whatever trial had bonus light back in the day. All the game is demanding is just following your dailies for the final stage. Do your roulettes that noone does any more. Beast tribe quests, etc.

Why would anyone NEED their anima weapon right now? Again the only thing it can be relevant in is savage and you are either already doing that or wrote off the raid already.

It's a big dumb pointless carrot on the stick. It has always been a carrot on the stick. Not once did they ever hint that this was going to change. You either do it or you don't and nothing about your gaming experience will change regardless of what route you pick.

[AzureFlare]

Not once did they ever hint that this was going to change.

Completely agree with what you said and even the part I'm quoting, but I'm still going to nitpick this for one reason. I've never seen the appeal in relics for either relic through Zeta or Anima and subsequently just never done them either.

However, they did say they understood the backlash and that some of the things they tuned was too much, as far as my sources go anyway (and they are all from memory by now). So if those sources (and subsequently, my memory) are worth any credit at all, that's basically acknowledging there has been feedback, that they understood the feedback but decided to toss it all in the bin instead. I'm aware that also means they never directly stated they were changing it, but getting feedback like that on its own and responding to it in such manner should be indication enough and a company shouldn't be leading on their customers like a bunch of teenagers wanting to get it on.
Now if anyone can directly confirm this for me, I'd be both very grateful and very flabbergasted for the farce that is going on now.

[Kaurie]

Why would anyone NEED their anima weapon right now? Again the only thing it can be relevant in is savage and you are either already doing that or wrote off the raid already.

I fit into neither of these categories.

It's a big dumb pointless carrot on the stick. It has always been a carrot on the stick. Not once did they ever hint that this was going to change. You either do it or you don't and nothing about your gaming experience will change regardless of what route you pick.

They actually did hint it was going to change. There was an interview which stated the relic in 3.x would be a lot easier to obtain than previous stages.

"For those who’d rather not dabble in raids, however, or just enjoy the typical MMO grind need not worry. Heavensward will have new relic weapons alongside the level increase to 60 which – according to Yoshida – won’t be nearly as difficult to obtain as the current Zodiac weapon line. The new relic will likely also see something around the timing of Patch 3.1 to increase its power – similar to the current Zodiac. “However, the Zodiac weapon is still for whoever wants to use it,” said Yoshida. “The players do have choices of other weapons that might be easier to obtain than others.”"
http://www.novacrystallis.com/2015/0...naoki-yoshida/

Further, they also listed these fundamentals at the end of GDC 2014

1. Never forget the fans. Without them, there would be no 'us'
2. Fun comes first. If it isn't fun, you're doing it wrong
3. Never back down. Always aim to amaze
4. Don't forget your roots. It's what fans crave