Because relics are a time sink with no challenge other than time, everyone assumes they're owed one and hates every step involved, no matter what expansion, no matter what the content is. SE has tried numerous different ways for the relic grind to proceed since ARR, and it is the same response every time: screaming about how you're bored, game is dead, content is boring, etc.

I should add that I think putting it behind Hildibrand is straight up predatory, to artificially triple or quadruple the time it will take many new players to get a relic this expansion. I have finished all of Hildibrand up to the 6.15 + stuff, but am tempted just to skip the relic entirely for the first time ever because I disagree vehemently with the constant steps the dev team has been taking since late Shadowbringers to artificially inflate our play time while giving us the same rewards.