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

[Videra]

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.

As much as I am a roleplayer, cutscenes are not gameplay. Just as well, there was no 'rush rush rush' attitude to take with this, it's literally content that's completed within one setting. If you're going to post hot takes, please, at least try not to be cripplingly wrong.

[Gula]

As much as I am a roleplayer, cutscenes are not gameplay. Just as well, there was no 'rush rush rush' attitude to take with this, it's literally content that's completed within one setting. If you're going to post hot takes, please, at least try not to be cripplingly wrong.

Point out what's so cripplingly wrong. Because it seems as though former patch cycles have been forgotten. This is not the first nor the last mini patch.

[AlliciaCapulet]

I'm also very disappointed about the first step. I know some people were complaining about Eureka, but honnestly, Eureka was mostly for me the best relics so far. Way better than the usual "revisiting old content". It was new, original. I agree that Pagos was a pain if you wanted every weapon, but it was overall nice.

I know, it's just the first step, but I feel like it's too easy. This game keeps getting easier and easier on every patches... And we lack content to do on end game, when a new major patch release a new raid tier (every 2 major patch), we have a few days to learn the fight, but after that, it's 1 hour per week to clear the savage and it's done. I know that causual player may not like the infinite grind that relics can bring, but this is a way to keep your players active. Lately, I'm playing other games because I get bored on FFXIV... I was hoping that the new relics would give something fun to do, like Eureka did...

I hope that some people from SE are reading the comments of the forum to give feedback to yoshi-p and the dev. Honnestly, you seems to be taking a big step in the wrong direction, and it's probably not too late to correct it. Well, for this patch, yes it is, but for the next steps, no it's not too late. You introduce us a resistance and a new place, for now it's small, but please, make it a bigger place and let us play a role in their resistance, something like Eureka would be so amazing.

[ToniRomo]

Point out what's so cripplingly wrong. Because it seems as though former patch cycles have been forgotten. This is not the first nor the last mini patch.

In Heavensward we got a full relic step that took a long time to complete in a .15 patch.
In Stormblood we got Anemos in the .25 patch. As flawed as Eureka was Anemos took awhile to complete and had a bunch of things to collect. It was also an area you could revist to cap tomes.
In Shadowbringers in the .25 patch we get an hour long of cutscenes and a solo instance. The real first relic step won't begin until the next .35 patch cycle.

I used to spend most of my playtime building various relics. Every expansion they delay them more and more. So surely you might be able to understand why I am disappointed after outlining what I did above. I don't do savage raids so there's very little for me to do at level cap anymore.