Tomestones.. Again.. for a relic..

[grinkdaboy]

So, in your opinion, handing in 1500 tomestones and calling it a day is content to you?

sure, since i can do a larger number of things to get those tomestones than i can compared to the sb or shb relic. also keep in mind that we have not gotten any non-repeatable relic steps yet (remember the sb fate farming? or the 120 shb raids you had to do if you absolutely did not want to run bsf?)

[RyuDragnier]

I'll be honest, I was hoping for at the very least a FATE grind for this step as it'll also help me complete the Shared Fate section for either Shb or EW.

Everybody complained about FATE grinds in ShB. So we don't have them anymore.

[IkaraGreydancer]

I mean, I get it. I really do. And sure, people aren't always clear on what they want, but FF XIV has been on a downhill slide since EW launched. They just can't seem to stop one upping themselves with minor and major blunders. Giving players even less of a reason to log in is not good for business either. All I wanted from this relic grind was something that would give me something to progress toward. The effort required doesn't even need to be insane. It just needs to be there at all, and it's...not. I guess on a more positive note, the relics with the glow actually look decent, so there's that.

For a game that's going downhill I'm seeing alot of congested worlds even before this patch. Numbers seemingly don't match your logic

Also if the effort isnt there at all I should be able to just log in and have all my relics done n in my inventory with no work. Thats not the case so even that is a lie

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Everybody complained about FATE grinds in ShB. So we don't have them anymore.

*Anima step, 1st Heavensward step, all of Eureka, All of Bozja

[Aexnidaral]

I love this game with all of my heart, but this expansion's patch content has felt so dry compared to Shadowbringers and Stormblood. I'm glad we don't have to grind 2,000 level 50 ARR FATEs, but lordy does it feel so boring.

[EliaStormblade]

I don't really think either approach is exciting. Being told "farm fates because lmao" isn't that much more compelling than "hey hand in tomestones cause lmao." And let's be honest, it's not like adding a certain fate or old alliance raid or old raid clear requirement for the quest would've taken them any more time than adding a 1500 tomestone requirement, so they obviously deliberately decided against it as a design consideration, not because they're "lazy."

Personally, I feel like there ought to be something more custom, something more relevant than either of those choices. Both feel a bit soulless and disconnected from the entire concept. Filler.

[Bsrking5]

Just got on the forums before playing the patch. And woah... Deeply sad to see this. Was hoping for a reason to play to get a new relic. Guess I'll just play other games and wait for elden ring dlc.

[Atelier-Bagur]

We'll Im still doing the relic anyway for potential good weapon glam. Im just disappointed that this step is the literal exact same. Not even allow a different avenue to potentially acquire them like say run Sildih or run the full set SB or Shb alliance raids

[RyuDragnier]

We'll Im still doing the relic anyway for potential good weapon glam. Im just disappointed that this step is the literal exact same. Not even allow a different avenue to potentially acquire them like say run Sildih or run the full set SB or Shb alliance raids

I'm expecting the next upgrade to be the hellish one, since we're approaching the moment where we add substats to the weapon. As everyone knows, the substat step is often the most hellish out of them all.

[Atelier-Bagur]

I'm expecting the next upgrade to be the hellish one, since we're approaching the moment where we add substats to the weapon. As everyone knows, the substat step is often the most hellish out of them all.

It'll keep many of us busy at the very least. However I dread having to revisit this relic chain in the future just like all other relic chains. The busywork is only good for when its new, afterwards you're just left with an annoying grind mess.