Quote Originally Posted by Eidolon View Post
No one really bitched about the original relic did they? (up to i90. Maybe at worst someone was sad they had to choose because they could only get the i80 version but... that's about it.)

It's the stupid grind they put after the awesome quest for the original relics that people hated.
I would say this is pretty accurate. For the most part, the amount of work one would need to put into to get the weapon was about right. The upgrades that followed, were extremely out of balance.