Bozja is extremely disappointing (especially the 5.45 update)

[Absurdity]

Aren't there ways to get the relic weapons and not run Bozja at all, though? I thought for the next few steps, you could do CT, Mhach, Ivalice, or a number of fates. The final step in this tier can also be done through Palace of the Dead, right? Or am I misinformed on that?

I'm definitely one of the people who will be buying the new hairstyle off the mb. I'm just gonna be playing the long waiting game and hoping that the price on it dips to something reasonable Q w Q

From how I understood it you can farm the materials needed outside of Bozja but to even gain access to the quest for the new weapon you need to complete the questline inside of Bozja, which basically means you're forced to do Bozja anyway.