So, I felt the need to share a thought. I'm a guy who both enjoys the relic and has several 275 weapons. I also have a wife, baby, job and achieved an AS12 clear with my team.

Now, the issue here is a very single minded view from everyone. Yes, the relic takes effort and thus should be rewarded with a weapon equal to that effort. Yes also, in my opinion the raid weapon should remain top tier. But, there's a compromise. What if SE allowed us to penta meld out Alex weapons? That would make them still the best but relic would also be 275 too. It's a win win for everyone really

Personally, the relic weapon should be amazing. But still 2nd best if by just a little