Interesting how all the people saying Crystal Sand farming is easy are people with maxed out crafting/gathering professions, while all the people who are having trouble with this stage are those who don't. Also interesting how the only ones in opposition to getting Crystal Sand addressed are also those who have crafting/gathering professions maxed out.

The fact of the matter is that Crystal Sand is obnoxiously tedious to farm for the majority of players, as the majority don't bother with crafting/gathering (it's why crafter/gatherers are able to make so much currency from their professions). The devs really need to address the issue, especially considering it's the end of the content cycle and there's no reason to gate the Anima progression anymore.

That being said though, they haven't nerfed Relics and old content loot rates, so it's highly doubtful that they're going to do anything about this issue either.