I guess nobody remembers seeing any of the PF requiring members to "show Primal Weapon" before joining their farms or even the clear parties "for their friends."

I'm more of a casual raider, and I would definitely not have an issue with the relic being more desirable. I imagine that the raid groups that everyone thinks would ruin the experience by requiring people to have the relic are already missing the groups that are doing this now. Any group you see for anything that requires a previous clear is doing exactly what you think would happen if the relic actually had something interesting on it. Nothing's going to change.

Otherwise, the raid groups that actually clear the content fully understand that the relic (being the same ilevel as the end raid reward) wouldn't be required to clear in the first place (since those groups clear the raids without the highest ilevel weapon in all cases). Also, those players joining the raid groups that demand players to be at a certain gear level before joining aren't the groups that any of us that actually give a shit about the relic are going to be able to join in the first place. Those groups are tight; have usually played together for a significant amount of time - in more than one game; and will be working toward whatever will help them succeed together.

Sorry, the excuse that "people might get excluded" is old and dry. If you really want join that group, I guess you're just going to have to do whatever you need in order to meet the wickets, otherwise you can find another group to join.