Square Enix should retire the relic quests with Endwalker

[Jojoya]

I personally think we already have enough participation medals.
But this, like everything else I say, is my opinion. I get it that others may have different mindsets but that doesn't change my opinion.

It's those participation medals that drive players interest in content.

Past or present, the relic was nothing more than a participation medal.

Savage mount? Participation medal.

Ultimate weapon? Participation medal.

Until players learn to value what they do more than what they get, rewards are just participation medals.

The gaming industry learned a long time ago that the average MMO player does not appreciate a game that hands out medals for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.

They remain in PvP because it drives the competition aspect. PvE content is rarely meant to be competitive outside of organized tournaments.

I remembered clearing all 19 relics within 10-12 days of semi-afking (yep, playing like a true XIV player lol) at major city aetheryte every steps & only tabbing into game when the hunt discord notifies me. I guess the upside is I can double duty while I work my irl job in another window? Lmao.

Even if I want to prolong it by omitting Hunt Trains at all, clearing all daily roulettes will take me at least 39 days (ignoring MSR & Frontline) not including the causality gained from new player bonus, WT (if you even pick that 500 tome), or running the EW ARs for coins in those time & the weekly NR tokens. So that’s uhh… two full rotation of roulettes for 1 relic step? Lol

This just pales in comparison to any older relic steps. Even macro crafting splendor relics are far more engaging than even this within the same expansion.

And yet you could have decided "I will do The Dead Ends 15 times, Storm's Crown EX 20 times, P8S 10 times to complete this stage of a relic". Earned tomestones through normal play of other content? Spend it on other things like crafting mats or Rains so they aren't available to use toward the relic.

But you didn't. Instead, you opted for the efficient way to get your tomestones as fast as possible.

What do you think it says to others when you state you prefer a grind, you were given the option to grind, and yet you did things the "easy" way?