What is wrong with people on the forum..?

[Kaurie]

Why would anyone NEED their anima weapon right now? Again the only thing it can be relevant in is savage and you are either already doing that or wrote off the raid already.

I fit into neither of these categories.

It's a big dumb pointless carrot on the stick. It has always been a carrot on the stick. Not once did they ever hint that this was going to change. You either do it or you don't and nothing about your gaming experience will change regardless of what route you pick.

They actually did hint it was going to change. There was an interview which stated the relic in 3.x would be a lot easier to obtain than previous stages.

"For those who’d rather not dabble in raids, however, or just enjoy the typical MMO grind need not worry. Heavensward will have new relic weapons alongside the level increase to 60 which – according to Yoshida – won’t be nearly as difficult to obtain as the current Zodiac weapon line. The new relic will likely also see something around the timing of Patch 3.1 to increase its power – similar to the current Zodiac. “However, the Zodiac weapon is still for whoever wants to use it,” said Yoshida. “The players do have choices of other weapons that might be easier to obtain than others.”"
http://www.novacrystallis.com/2015/0...naoki-yoshida/

Further, they also listed these fundamentals at the end of GDC 2014

1. Never forget the fans. Without them, there would be no 'us'
2. Fun comes first. If it isn't fun, you're doing it wrong
3. Never back down. Always aim to amaze
4. Don't forget your roots. It's what fans crave