New Relic weapon quest - are we down to 1 hour content already?

[Niyuka]

It takes about 1 hour to get, provided you have the Poetics ready, 3 relic weapons. Of that 1 hour, the vast majority is watching cutscenes, with just one pretty cool-looking long solo instance - which apparently can even be put on Very Easy so that the moderately cool fights (of which there are only 2) are also semi-AFK wins.

Is this the level of content we are down to now, SE? 1hour to not just invalidate the entire weapon tier from Ruby (for most classes, sorry GNB), and hand out multiple relics, but also to have content that is so uninspired, boring and non-interactive? Half the writing is atrocious and boring, and the instance (which, again, is a good piece of content by current standards) is much more style over substance.

People need content to sink their teeth into. We need playtime, after you drained so much out of the game with the 5.x patches already (shortening almost every progression, levelling process and gearing substantially was bad for the game already), we want to be entertained, not just passively watching the same NPCs from the last 6 years to spam well-known emotes in cutscenes without voiceover, blathering lines full of magitek mumbo jumbo that we have all heard before. And then the weapons are just freely given out to everyone.

I sincerely hope the Ex trial provides more fun tonight, even though the gear is (as usual) released already outdated and more or less worse than the free stuff all of us already got handed to us in the easy Eden version.

Along with the Easter Event, we are looking at a truly bleak, sad, minimalist effort on behalf of the company that just half a year ago released an amazing expansion - and now seriously botches the lifecycle.
EVERY OTHER RELIC WEAPON QUESTLINE was better than this. EASILY.

[ToniRomo]

That’s really disappointing to hear. They took so long to give us relics and what we first get doesn’t take any time. They’ve really been dropping the ball on patch content this expansion. Everything feels cut, late or half assed.

[Neri]

It's only the 1st step though? Remember for Anima, if you already have the previous tier, you can skip the farming on the 1st step entirely.

[Kusanagi7]

what ilvl is relic weapon?

[Theodric]

what ilvl is relic weapon?

485. With five materia slots.

I have to agree with the OP, though. I was expecting something much more in-depth. I liked Eureka. It had flaws but they were refined over time and it was an excellent way to make gil due to the vast amount of items to acquire and sell.

[DarkMasamune]

485. With five materia slots.

I have to agree with the OP, though. I was expecting something much more in-depth. I liked Eureka. It had flaws but they were refined over time and it was an excellent way to make gil due to the vast amount of items to acquire and sell.

Same. I know this is just the first step, but I'm still a tad disappointed with what we got. I thought we'd get more activities than just watching cutscenes, althought interesting, for about an hour.

I just hope we'll get something better at the next update.

[Losara]

I got disconnected after the first boss fight and had to repeat the entire instance again, what a waste of time. Guess it would have been nice if it saved after the boss somehow.

[Gula]

You don't need to do new content immediately and rush rush rush, and do note, there are other things to do and see in the patch. Also to note, #.5 patches like the end of Heavensward and Stormblood. Notably short and make the wait feel longest before the next expansion.

Not every patch needs to be a massive dump. That was, in fact, what was changed post Heavensward to keep a steady and maintainable update cycle. This is not a 4.# patch, so it is to be expected to be not as huge as a main patch.

And FYI, the Hatchling Tide event is an amazing lore dump. Far from minimalist because you can't appreciate it.

[Niyuka]

Are you seriously implying that watching the cutscenes and playing the solo instance once is "rushing content"? What should we do in your opinion to play normally - take a 1 day break after every line of dialogue to stretch it out properly?
Lore is not gameplay content. A writer does not take away time from gameplay development. Same as graphics - pretty graphics are no excuse to not have gameplay, these things simply do not compete for development ressources because they are done by entirely different teams.
But apparently you prefer less content and smaller patches than in Stormblood. That is, of course, your personal prerogative.

[Videra]

Locking catch-up gear like the new coffers behind an extreme trial is kinda wack.