Quote Originally Posted by Falar View Post
I was just going to skip it entirely, 5-6 weeks of grinding wasn't worth it for 10 ilevels to me. But with step 4 out now and only 9000 esos needed for it I took the plunge. Compared to 13,600 tomes per unidentified item and 20ilevels, I call that a win.

This step 3 quest is just asinine though.
This is exactly why they haven't nerfed it yet, they aren't going to give you a free pass to the 230 weapon. They seem to be falling into a one hard, one easy step set up for it. Don't expect one hard step to be nerfed until the next comes out. If you don't like the grind, your best option is to either do it passively, just buying UI as you get the Poe/Eso/Beast/Allied currency and buying your lore weapon, then be ready for the 240 step, or just ignore the relic completely. The relic provides benefits for those who chose to grind it out, but the cost is the grind.