Well I'd like to put in my two cents and say that the few people I'm friends with don't like the new relic quest. It's just not fun. Isn't that in and of itself a problem?

As a casual, I can say it doesn't really motivate me either. Why would I do it? I suppose the journey of forging my own weapon would be cool, but I'd probably be better off just doing the ARR relic line, and then at least I'd have a cool glamour.