Why are people complaining about the relic nerf?

[Bourne_Endeavor]

I wonder how many people wouldn't wait if the original grind was milder in the first place. Some of these steps can be hard to justify the player time needed for the original grind. The 210 step is a major example.

This really needs to be emphasised. Had the 210 step been say, going to slaying old EX Primals with some mild grinding involved, I wager far more people would have done it. But the grind at only the second evolution was enormous for a weapon we didn't know would be customizable later on. For DRG, I don't get any crit until I put it in myself. So while I was still doing the grind... he wasn't as high a priority.

I am kind of curious how many people did do it despite the complaints though. I suspect it's far higher than people might think.