Anima Weapons. Putting things into perspective.

[Moonleg]

Absolutely not.
One of the mayor design flaws of this game, and MMORPGs in general, is the notion that somehow investing time into something makes it hard or challenge, which honestly, in most cases just challenges one thing, playerbase patience.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard

Look at definition #8 and tell me that doesn't describe the relic grind.