Relic Weapons: Going Forward

[Shem]

I know there has been speculation that our relics will 'end' with the upcoming patch with something new to replace them, but since we haven't actually heard SE respond I figured I'd offer my suggestion.

First, the problems:
*Players with relics might not want their investment invalidated
*Players without relics want a way to join in without having to do irrelevant content
*Other players have been frustrated that their weapon lacks relevance (which may or may not have affected their continuing desire to acquire one)

My solution to these problems is fourfold; the third and fourth parts being the most important:
*Keep the ability upgrade the current relic in 3.0 (solves problem 1)
*Allow players to somehow jump-start the process for a new 3.0 relic through a quest to find some base object, just like in 2.0 (solves problem 2)
*Give players carrying over relics from the previous iteration a +5 or +10 ilevel compared to 'newer' relics that skipped the previous steps (solves problem 3)
*Once 4.0 is released reset this process; put 2.0 and 3.0 relics on the same plain with an identical ilevel bonus (5 or 10), so the upgrade process is normalized for each additional expansion instead of creating an endless number of tiers (prevents the previous solution from getting out of hand, or people being left behind)

In this fashion the following ilevel modifications would apply, using +5 as an example:
A 2.0 relic carried into 3.0 +5
A 3.0 relic in 3.0 +0
A 2.0 OR 3.0 relic in 4.0 +5
A 4.0 relic in 4.0 +0
And so forth...

Update: Thanks Kiara (and MageBlack) for the info, on page 2. Looks like relic will continue to be upgraded in 3.0