While I don't disagree with the idea that the timing for the relic weapon was wrong and SE is probably withholding a lot of information regarding what happened internally that led to the delays, one point is just ridiculous...

Quote Originally Posted by Lambdafish View Post
the time of release makes the weapon significantly less valuable than the other i210 weapons, and considering how hard it is to get, thats not very good design.
The relic is not hard to get. The process is merely a grind. I'm in multiple hunt, carry, and anima LSes and most of the people who have been diligently at work on it already have it. Personally, I'm sitting at 63/80 while pacing myself and will probably have my relic in another 4-5 days of pretty casual grinding (beast tribes, hunts, roulettes, and some carries).

That's a week or two worth of work. Ask any A4S clearing group how much time they invested into clearing A4S.

Comparing the time and gil I've invested into clearing A3S and A4S progression to what I've invested into the relic, it's not even close. I've spent far more time and resources on raiding than I will ever spend on this relic. It's not equivalent.