5.X Relic Feedback Thread

[Tsukino]

Very disappointed in the move of the dye-able gear over to running an extreme trial over and over.

I thought one of the main purposes of the relic grinds (after the initial 2.0 weapon unlock) has always been to provide an alternative to extreme trials and savage drops - substitute the difficulty of coordination and execution for time and patience.

[LadyBaelcrest]

I have the same complaints about the artifact gear being locked behind the extreme but... I *really* do wish I could preview the sets I want to see if they even dye well... paladin sets in the past have not always dyed very well due to random things dying weird shades of the color you want to dye the main body.

[BubblyBoar]

It's not Eureka, therefore 10/10

[Sellandre]

For those complaining about the dyable af gear being from extreme: I'm pretty sure in HW, when the af gear came out, the dyable gear had to be gotten one piece at a time. From a drop that you had a *chance* for once per week. From the Static Killer, A3S.

[Alahra]

For those complaining about the dyable af gear being from extreme: I'm pretty sure in HW, when the af gear came out, the dyable gear had to be gotten one piece at a time. From a drop that you had a *chance* for once per week. From the Static Killer, A3S.

But we also knew from precedent at that time that the dyeable AF would likely be available outside of raids through the upgrade items being added to Alliance raids and Hunts in 3.1 (which they were, a full equivalent patch before they were added in Shadowbringers, even).

Having it behind this EX trial is effectively worse than having it behind Gordias because at least we could be reasonably sure then that we'd be getting it in HW based on past patches. As things stand now, there very well may *not* be another way to get dyeable AF in Shadowbringers without doing the EX trial, since they have not historically made EX trial rewards available through other means.

[Lambdafish]

But we also knew from precedent at that time that the dyeable AF would likely be available outside of raids through the upgrade items being added to Alliance raids and Hunts in 3.1 (which they were, a full equivalent patch before they were added in Shadowbringers, even).

Having it behind this EX trial is effectively worse than having it behind Gordias because at least we could be reasonably sure then that we'd be getting it in HW based on past patches. As things stand now, there very well may *not* be another way to get dyeable AF in Shadowbringers without doing the EX trial, since they have not historically made EX trial rewards available through other means.

Using the same logic, we know from precedent that SE makes relics easier to get as the expansion progresses. Titania and Innocense are faceroll and brain-dead now, they were not in 5.0. SE might go even further with this trial.

I love that we actually have engaging content in order to get the armor (we aren't even talking about the weapon, this is an extra thing on top of the relic). It'll get easier over time so those that don't want to do it don't have to, and the fight isn't even that hard. A friend of mine described it as "Mechanically engaging, but you can get 12 deaths and still win, so the challenge hardly matters". With such a low DPS check, it's accessible content, moreso than people are giving it credit for in this thread.

[Anarnee]

IMO with the relic being so short they should have just put it all out in 5.35, but then it would call even more attention to how little content we got in 5.2.

I really liked the instance, but I am disappointed. It's obvious that extra dungeon we lost went into that, and it's a let down cause you do it once and that's it. A very fleeting experience. I'm sure they'll add a new game + for it at some point, but there is no reason to do it again other than for the flavour.

I do like the new area and the music, and I am excited for the Ivalice story to continue.

[hynaku]

It's not a new Eureka, therefore 1/10 rating. Eureka had the prettiest and best looking lands to it.

[Fynlar]

This isn't going to force people into content. They just won't do it.

This person gets it.

[Niyuka]

Feedback is simple: Relic Quest was nice, but its missing the actual relic weapon step - this should have been the pre-quest. As it is, 1h content for 3 months+ is really, really bad.
Ex trial is fine I guess, not sure why they keep releasing outdated gear. FFXIV devs are the only ones in the business who dont seem to understand outdated equipment being, well, outdated. If its for the glam, just make it lvl 1.