Quote Originally Posted by Ardeth View Post
I never do them when they are tied to an exploratory zone. The bonus to that is they were all ugly anyway so I didn't care.
The exploratory zones offered numerous rewards beyond the relics themselves along with their associated quests providing lore and worldbuilding information for players. The relics themselves were always optional content, not obligatory content. You were not required to get them. If you did not wish to do the exploratory zone then you could skip it. There were other options for perfectly viable weapons via other in game content to progress with. There was no need to reduce relic weapons to being charity weapons.