New Relic step is great

[Curisu]

I can not change the Thread title but I would change it to:
New relic started great but is just another stupid tome grind.


Ive just started it but I really like the idea.

To run around in a hunt to get different materials feels so much better then just the crystal gamba we had before.

The items can be gathered by a non melded gatherer with 750 gear and you get more then enough from one node.
So I can sell the leftovers and get a bit of money.
And the prices will most likely drop to a couple hundred within just a week.

Crafting could have been a bit easier because you can not macro it with clean ilvl 750 gear.


Nice that they do something different. The repeating step with just the daily random roulette looks a bit disapointing. I would have prefered more options then just 4 daylies.
Especially for player like me who gains nothing from doing them, except for the relic now.
But time will tell how fast/ slow it is. It at least looks like it doesnt matter what job is used for it.

Edit.
It seems like the daylie roulette farm is not the repeating step for the weapons but still for the one time only quest.
The repeating quest is apparently just a tome grind again.... Nice 1500 tomes again... how boring.

[Curisu]

And a bit of Data i have so far.
Base points+ daylie Bonus
Played roll in need with daily bonus:
Normal Raid: 132+ 614 points. LvL 93 Healer in 70 Raid
Trail: 220+ 614 points. Lvl 93 DD in 83 Trail
Dungeon: 473+ 376 points Lvl 93 Tank in 90 Dungeon
Raid: 459+ 101 points lvl 93 DD in 50 WoD

[Basteala]

It's a big "F U" to anyone that doesn't really get into crafting and gathering, though. Shadowlands is not the blueprint you want to follow with relics.

[Ephremjlm]

It's a big "F U" to anyone that doesn't really get into crafting and gathering, though. Shadowlands is not the blueprint you want to follow with relics.

Wait can someone fill me in. My sub literally just expired. I thought I just saw Happy's video and it said it was another Tombstone grind?

[xbahax92]

I have to revise my opinion after finishing the first step. It's difficult to not get frustrated.
The quest design is basically do roulettes and after you finish this quest; do more roulettes.
Is this also part of the "cost", that we're getting useless quest designs?
Why not involve old content? Why not give me a reason to do old Extremes? Or Eureka? Or Bozja?
Why not revive Ishgard Restoration? Why not include old beast tribes?


They could give so many new reasons to do old content, but they simple choose the cheapest option as an quest objective.
What a fatal mistake. We're already doing roulettes every effing day.

They're people too, but I don't agree with their design choices and drip feed content.

[yesnt]

And the prices will most likely drop to a couple hundred within just a week.

I mean, yeah, but what's the point of the quest if it's just a quick venture to the Marketboard? I don't have my crafters equipped for this and it's not even worth it gearing up now since the matters are getting affordable by the minute. This doesn't scream "content".

[Yuffah]

I was really enjoying the first step, I don't mind gathering items in different ways. My enthusiasm died when i realized what the second one is.


What i REALLY dislike is that the second step is a glorified tomestone farm.

I was already going to do my roulettes (the ones i enjoy) to get tomes for my second+ weapons. I and many more players would've still filled them, there was no need to force me to do them for the first one, too.

I would've much preferred another grind in the zone that was made to grind in. Now it's just more roulettes before i can do more roulettes. It's like Endwalker, only more annoying because i can't choose.


I was really excited for another fun grind, and what i got was... Much less than that. Really killed my vibe. I don't think i'll be doing any other steps any time soon, if ever

[Saraide]

Wait can someone fill me in. My sub literally just expired. I thought I just saw Happy's video and it said it was another Tombstone grind?

To unlock the tomestone grind per weapon you need to collect some stuff and then do a light farm. Then the tomestone grind is 1.5k tomes per weapon again.

I mean, yeah, but what's the point of the quest if it's just a quick venture to the Marketboard? I don't have my crafters equipped for this and it's not even worth it gearing up now since the matters are getting affordable by the minute. This doesn't scream "content".

I mean that's just what relics are, they are by definition just tacked on to something because the relic is just a weapon.

[Curisu]

To unlock the tomestone grind per weapon you need to collect some stuff and then do a light farm. Then the tomestone grind is 1.5k tomes per weapon again.

Oh wait. The Light farm is still the only once step thing? And we then just farm Tomes again?
Damn.... Okay, it is not as good as I hoped it is when I saw the first step.

[Valence]

Since SE is unable to provide engaging relic content and as a backup solution cannot seem to provide venues offering people to run whatever they actually do enjoy to dodge the problem, then the least bullshit I have to deal with the better for me for now.