I suppose some people may be new to the vertical growth vs FFXI ish horizontal growth but I feel like getting the best weapon in the game with glamour opportunity (and just having a reliable weapon to progress, though grindy) was/is reward enough.

Beyond I guess just keeping the weapon to move on to the next step I don't see there really needing to be more reward for what is a natural vertical progression reward. Personally I thought they would significantly nerf 2.0 relic questline and just carry it forward, and then add the option to buy in at the 3.0 stage (spend a couple mil (server based cost) or spend the 5-10 hours doing the nerfed grind).

Quote Originally Posted by Zaft View Post
Why? Gear is meant to be replaced. It's just a stepping stone to allow you to tackle harder content and acquire better gear. We got our relics, our relics served their purpose, and now we're replacing them with something better.
Basically this :P