Quote Originally Posted by Akiudo View Post
that one is kinda easy to solve i would say, its cutting development costs aswell as time. they promised more hildibrand, by doing it like this they can offer a lot more hildibrand for people that like it without doing really any extra work as getting a relic weapon was basically a given.

at the end of the day its a win for those that like hildibrand and a loss for those that don't, but people need to at least admit that some "super serious" relic quest also isn't everyones cup of tea.
In the end of the day people would be mad and disappointed regardless, they can't do anything here that appeals to everyone.
SHB had a much more serious and depressing storyline, people who prefered that already got it last time, so now this time we get something different that will appeal to others who like something different.

Also we haven't even experienced it yet...
Ppl could at least give it a chance first.

I also think it was heavily implied that we'll have to do the Void Ark for other content if we haven't already too, having to do previous content to unlock new content is an actual thing that has been happening in FFXIV for a very long time now.