Ingame, the shouts and partyfinders are full of people doing the relic quests. Of course, not everyone is absolutely THRILLED at the prospect of grinding out their new weapon for the next weeks and months to come, but for most, it's just a natural part of how things are supposed to be. Relics have always been grindy, and no one in their right mind expected there to be no or just a tiny bit of grind involved this time.
The problem I have with the way this is treated in the forums though, is that rarely a legit complaint is made. Of course there have been some - like how there is no real incentive to do them when there is a lack of content to get ready for, since Alex Savage has been given up on by the majority of players (no exaggeration here but official numbers). But they get lost in this giant wave of "Kyaaah I hate you all SE, Yoshi you failed me, how dare anyone makes me grind for something more than 3 days!". And nope, that is not a legit complaint when relics are SUPPOSED to take a while to finish.