Anima Weapons. Putting things into perspective.

[Berethos]

Having plenty of time is beside the point - whether or not it's comparable to other available options, as was the intended design as told to us by the devs, is the discussion here.

Please pay attention.

[Felis]

Having plenty of time is beside the point - whether or not it's comparable to other available options, as was the intended design as told to us by the devs, is the discussion here.

Please pay attention.

Where have the devs once said that relic will cost no time?

Yoshida himself wrote once something like this:

Alex weapons - for raiders
Relic weapons - for grind loves
Tome weapons - for non-raiders who don't like grinds

Your casual option are the tome weapons

[Berethos]

Where have the devs once said that relic will cost no time?

I'm actually at a loss for words as to how you interpreted what I said to get that conclusion.