The Lessons Not Learned.

[SannaR]

I would have taken something tied to Variant Dungeons myself given they made me do Hildibrand for the relic and somehow it isn't needed for the place ARR Hilidbrand covers the lore for. I also would have taken incentive to go in older content like going and getting an item from each of the four lords(or weapon series) to help wait times for that. My issue is when I hear ARR/HW like I thought it would be "Okay so go do older content to get the stuff for it and not a unique zone." It can still be that don't get me wrong but the first step being "Welp I had it done before even taking the quest" was a bit of a let down and that is basically the first step of the ShB relic, not the ARR/HW style they said we were getting.

So you wanted a fate grind at the start? You know the one thing HW and ARR both had one as a must the other as an option that many people gripe about? That they wish the devs would do something else that isn't just another fate grind? I'm sure we will get shoved into doing Lota for the five thousandth time again for 20 runs. But it probably won't happen until the next step at the earliest if anything.

[Xeronia]

So you wanted a fate grind at the start? You know the one thing HW and ARR both had one as a must the other as an option that many people gripe about? That they wish the devs would do something else that isn't just another fate grind? I'm sure we will get shoved into doing Lota for the five thousandth time again for 20 runs. But it probably won't happen until the next step at the earliest if anything.

While I like Fate grinds and would have taken them that is why my first suggestion is Variant dungeons given the ties to Sil'dih via ARR Hildibrand is obvious and it is the most suggested alternative I have seen people recommend. I really do not understand why variant dungeons wasn't the pick here honestly.