DT Relic Proposal

[VerdeLuck]

The relic grind and the exploration zones and the context for the grind itself that we had with previous expansions constitutes a substantial chunk of content that is missing from EW. You made a post earlier saying you didn't want to do ARR/HW content grind OR the exploratory content from both SB and ShB. That's 4/5 relic iterations and associated content that you won't do/don't enjoy. what about all the people that *did* enjoy that process? That now just have to make do with yet more tomes, not even an extra currency added to at least make it feel like there's some context to what you're grinding for?

For me personally it's extra salt in the wound because I think Manderville quests are moronic and I hate them. In the past that hasn't been a problem because *gasp* i just didn't partake in content I didn't enjoy but now that content has skidmarked out into the game at large and it stinks. So I have ended up with less engaging content with an underwhelming grind and a whole relic storyline wasted. The grind, context, the zones and story. Gone. If someone needed to take the previous relic steps slowly they could have and their experience would have been no different. They just could have taken it slowly with breaks and not got overwhelmed or bored. No such recompense for the people that actually enjoyed that content though.

I don't get itt then, if you enjoyed running exploration zones to get a relic then.... just do that? In Dawntrail if they continue the pattern it will count towards the relic since it's going to be level 100 content and would give progress.
I'm advocating for taking the current method in endwalker and improving it so that people can pick their desired path to the relic and not feel like they have to do content they hate. I don't see how that can be a contentious topic unless your fun comes from the fact players are literally forced to do a specific bit of content with no alternatives to earn the relic.
And if that's the case then... yeah I don't think you should really get what you want sorry. I like the option to choose and I do not want to get shoved back into some exploration zone or abysmal farm like books or atma farm and not have an alternative to break it up.

And given how popular the relics have been this expansion I don't think SE is going to go in the opposite direction, there will be a freedom of choice in which direction you go in the next relics. How much remains to be seen.