...or at least make skill an alternative to grind.

Just so we're clear from the start, I don't mind when things are hard to get, but I do mind when the process of getting them is tedious.

Right, so Novus is here and for someone who is not afraid of grinding, but is dedicated, it's going to take 75 days to complete the scroll. So I'm going to guess that's pretty much the time window SE allowed itself for coming up or at least hint at new ways of enhancing the relic weapon. For others willing to invest more time, Novus can be obtained in let's say 30? maybe even 20 days.

The problem is that trying to force your way through this means you have to deal with long hours of grinding BF or hoping the planets align and that a fate with somehow drop a piece of Alexandrite. Maybe it's just me (?), but that's not something fun.

/part 1