Two big takeaways from it:

1) Devs have either run out of ways to make reasonable content for relic grinds or it was already too late to make this Eureka content more reasonable. It's understandable to have somewhat of a grind, but this is making me glad that the next World of Warcraft expansion is right around the corner.

2) FFXI-inspired suggestions need to stop being taken seriously. Honestly, anyone who wants something from FFXI should be playing that game, not this one. Eureka is proof of this.