Quote Originally Posted by Pomelo View Post
So after that stage its the final form of this relic isn't it....

It's 100% going to be a grind: because this is content that is going to last until Stormblood. It has to be a grind, it has to keep you resubbing.
For me, this kind of grind is not even worth a sub, especially that annoying part -> grind for Umbrites/sands. If it will be worse than this.... no, thanks.
In World of Warcraft Legendary weapons is, well, Legendary, with new timed procs or mechanics and a little better stats, than top tier ones. In FFXIV they are almost no different from normal ones, aside from animation and stats of your choice.