While I did enjoy the story content and trial they released in 5.25 for the relics, it was unfathomably brief and anti-climactic, since we don't get to progress in any way, shape, or form until 5.35. The relic grind was one of the highlights of ARR and HW, and they seem to think everyone hated it. They've delayed relic releases, made them easy to get, reduced the amount of stages, and made the glows disappointing. I'm not sure what changed this shift in direction for previously admirable content, but they're really dropping the ball.