Ok, so about these ridiculous ppl now-days, that demand relics +1, or whatnot, for CM runs etc...just stop it
I was in such a party yesterday, and it was the shittiest party i ever been in. Pretty much everyone seemed to make a mess, and overly complicate things, just to try to appear pro, or i don't know what; so instead of gaining 1min of clear time, it took 20 more.
So don't trust that a party of relics, is going to get stuff done, faster.
Remember that plenty of ppl get carried, or buy their wins.
Also, i was in another party, with not so many relics, and guess what...it went a lot smoother and faster.
Seems for a lot of ppl, relic is just an overcompensation, for lack of skill.
When i was getting relic for BLM, i was using DL staff (lv 55) and demagogue stuff; and party was like: dude, gear up, you're going to hold the party back. But i convinced them to take me along...and guess what,,,i had highest damage output.
When i was getting relic for bard yesterday, it was the same thing; i come waltzing in with Grand Company Bow/Armor, Toxotes gear, and out-dps ppl in relic +1/DL armors.
And again with my BRD, it took some convincing, to take me along; but party-leader said, he'll take a live DPS, over a dead DPS any day.
So the point is: a skilled and under-geared player, beats a crappy, over-geared player (most of the time)
So what you should do, is blacklist those stupid elitists, that shout for relics only; and do DF, or some random shout-group, cause they probably as good/better, than the elitist, who thinks he's good, cause of his relic.