Quote Originally Posted by Nalien View Post
See, the problem is I don't think that's true. We don't have a lot of different types of content, we have two types of content; Raiding, and everything else. Aside from 5 instances per patch cycle (4 Savage Raids + Ultimate), the rest of the game is just tuned to such an absurdly casual level. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with having casual content, just that I wish there was either some middle ground (there is a distinct lack of mid-tier content with any real purpose) or simply more hardcore content. Having i470 solely for 5 instances really doesn't cut it IMO.
Difficulty wise I agree, FF14 has a severe content gap. Even so I do feel some distinction between the different types of casual content. I don't participate in everything that the game offers because some of it isn't for me. For the most part I enjoy things at high level; Savage, EX, maps, hunts, dungeons. The latter is content that really needs some kind of intermediate difficulty. Expert dungeons tend to be a let down. Nearly everything on that list can be trivialized by 470 gear though.

Again, Relics are my solution over something like Merits. Problem is Relics are consistently delayed and increasingly dumbed down to such an utterly meaningless level...
I don't mind relics, while they're not the kind of thing I would pursue they also don't feel like a necessity. If they're going to be set aside as content for those who are looking for endgame progression, I'm completely fine with that.



What would you say to one piece of content that brings various pieces of content together? My ideal Relic quest is probably something like that... I'd like a process where you upgrade the weapon off the expansions Trials, Deep Dungeon, Treasure Map Dungeon, 24 man Raid, Normal mode Raid, etc. Something that says "Here's all the content we've added, go do it".
Like I said before, not everything is going to fit my idea of fun, which is why I like seeing separation in the game's content. If a task pushes me too far outside of what I like doing it starts to feel more like a chore. On the other hand though, I'd benefit from having people who don't mind the grind running content I do like. As I don't really chase relics in the first place your idea isn't something that would negatively impact my enjoyment of the game. However if I did decide to go after a relic weapon, I wouldn't want to deal with an overly long to do list in getting it. I wouldn't want to do literally everything, but depending on what the list was I might enjoy the process.