If SE turns around and tells me there's not gonna be another update until March I can probably "understand" the grind but my issue right now is the amount of stuff there's to do with so little time.

I personally don't quiet understand people get the idea that relic is for casuals, for those who DONT wanna tackle difficult stuff... But what about the ones with no static and people blocking you to allow you to learn the fights because you haven't cleared it?

The other issue that there is SO MUCH to do taking relic out of the equation. This is my case :

cap Esos / run VA for drops (if it drops)
red scrips gathering and crafting
Craft the red scrip stuff , gather red scrip stuff.
Relic , 800 hundred runs of Alex
Gather mats for next week red scrip stuff , same for gathering ones. Craft then