"Coming into its own" is too much!

[kuma_aus]

I consider myself one of the rare cases who just wholeheartedly dislikes the relic, both old and new. If you like it and don't mind the grind, go for it. Get them all, and I'll commend your efforts. If not, set yourself free now and enjoy everything else the game has to offer. . . SE's lucky if I even read one letter of the patch notes that concern relics from now on.

Then why keep complaining about it? If you dislike it, then the relic is obviously not designed for you.

Don't want to grind, don't want to do hard content = Get Lore Weapon.
Don't want to grind, don't want to do hard content and don't want to wait weeks of lockout = Get Augmented Esoterics Weapon.
Don't want to grind, want to do hard content = Get Nidhogg Weapon.
Don't want to grind, want to do very hard content = Get Alexander Weapon.
Don't mind grinding or are fine with slowly working on getting the weapon as you play the game normally = Relic.