Quote Originally Posted by ZephyrMenodora View Post
To me they feel trivial even if I get a bunch of them. I don’t like them being tied to the bizarre comedy of Hildebrand and it’s absurdity, and thereafter just buying things from Rowena’s assistant like any other tomestone gear. None of this feels interesting or epic. And what little story behind the relics is just dumb. (My personal opinion / bias of course.

Also to me the relics had some prestige they no longer have. A sign someone put a lot of effort into the journey in a given expansion. I’m still impressed by older completed relics because I know the effort they took. These new ones just feel like tome vendor gear.
As a Relics Enjoyer myself, most of them don't hold much prestige to me as they're just Timesinks, aside from maybe the ARR relic which still requires a ton of commitment and a willingness to tolerate poor game design for glam.

The Ultimate weapons are the ones with universal prestige tied to them in this game, as they require a substantial degree of player competence, a solid understanding of your job, and the commitment to prog for weeks, if not months at a time.