I really don't like how they handled relics in Final Fantasy 14 at all, I wish they were more like the relics in Final Fantasy 11 where the effort you put into them actually got you an amazing weapon for your job, fitting for the name of a relic weapon from the series.

I can get my lore weapon next week, didn't cost me anything, very little work and is BiS for my job... the relic I spent millions of gil on and countless hours making is worthless at the moment, at least I can glamour it and give it to my retainer I suppose XD

They should've at the very least added materia slots to relics, the fact they don't have them and lore does makes them that much worse.