Relic being tomestone step AGAIN is incredibly depressing

[Granyala]

Then I saw the next step… and all the following steps were tomestone grinds.

Thank God.

That means I can do whatever content and grab the relic for my less often played classes instead of having to deal with this flustercluck design that is OC.
Sorry but that place is as soulless as it gets and after doing the Atma stage, I have seen the (admittedly well done) Criticals enough to get bored of them as well.

So no: I am quite happy that OC is not mandatory for follow-up relics.

If folks want to do it, they can farm their tomes in there but they can also mix it up to lessen burnout. SE provides a wide array of things to do for the follow-up steps. This is actually SMART game design.

You have to get away from the mindset of always wanting to do things in the most efficient way possible because you otherwise think you "wasted" your time. Just do the things you like the most.

Preach, sister!
This is a GAME, not a JOB.

Relics shouldn't come just by doing your bare minimum dailies.

Given the mediocre item level, that is already eclipsed by the tome weapon: yeah, it should.
This ain't HW, where the relic was on par with savage weaponry and SE balanced the effort around that. In case you bother to remember, that design choice did NOT go over well with the community at the time.

Face facts: Relics were almost always aimed the more casual folks that will never see a savage/ultimate or even extreme Primal weapon while it is current.

As it stands, I've already done WAY more with the current Demiatma stage than I'd do for any superior tome weapon.

Who cares about their life circumstances? Is the content supposed to be designed and catered towards people who no-life it? Please.

The content is designed to provide "something to do" until the next iteration/step hits.
IRRC that will be sometime by the end of 2025.

SE does not put in any locks that prevent people from no-lifing it though.