Guardian Arkveld sets an example of how Trial reward structure should be

[bluestorm]

The only problem for me really, is the usefulness of those upgraded weapons.

The baseline ones are perfectly fine as catch-up gear, but for the EX Trial, we already have a 760 weapons from a month ago with the Relic grind. We basically don't have anywhere to apply those EX Trial weapons unless you're a /very/ late Savage enjoyer. I could think about the cosmetic value, but they are very similar to the baseline ones.

IMO those late Arkveld weapons should've been slightly better than crafted weapons for the next patch, just to give some reason to gear them up.

Personally I think the iLvl they are is ok. Yes the relics are the same but in my opinion it's about providing more options for players. For gearing all your jobs, a few arkveld Ex kills is a lot less of a time invest than farming 1500 (or 3000 if you don't have the first step) tomes for relics.

Having said that I do know a few people that share the same opinion as yours so I think its an interesting discussion to have