Boy is the Zeta weapon grind dumb

[TeraRamis]

Yes, I am unspeakably late to the party.

Yes, I am aware that it used to be a fair bit harder (particularly when you couldn't solo the instances, or when the required book mobs were camped, etc.).

But Jesus Christ is this bad content. I mean like dawn of MMOs, I would be 'scratching my head if this was a quest chain in Ultima Online'-level garbage. I cannot believe that anyone ever thought that any element of this stupidity might qualify as either A) fun, B) compelling, or C) epic. It's none of the above - it's just swill.

I'll be finishing the thing tonight, and will never repeat the process on another character or job. But boy oh boy do I regret the decision to begin it at all. This is just lousy, sloppy content of the first order.

[MikkoAkure]

The whole point of relic weapons are to have an avenue to get highest ilvl without being a raider. When it was relevant content, the parts of the quest released in chunks to make it more palatable, but you were still trading time and your sanity for not having to do some of the hardest content in the game. If relic were less of a slog, there would be less point for people to do savage.

If you’re complaining about this now, over half a decade after it stopped being relevant, that’s on you, not the game. No one is forcing you to do this.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

It's a grind. It's the weapon that casuals tout showing that relics are for casuals.


I did 3 when they were current, and have since done about 4 or 5 more?


They aren't really that bad. Just time consuming. Used to be people doing them in parties, making it a community effort, so yeah, it's far worse solo cuz it's boring.

[Platinumstorm]

Also doing Zeta weapon and agree, very casually, and then think back to how people could have bothered with it back in the day when it clearly would have been more tedious, and crowded for objectives. I'm doing it very casually so it doesn't destroy my brain. Powering up aetherical activity at the moment.

[SamRF]

Just got a new Nexus. I on the other did find it relatively fun and relaxing grind, feels decently rewarding as well. However I would have preferred it more if the grind was more evenly divided over the steps. Didn't particularly dislike the book phase but the discrepancy between that phase and the others is too much imo

It's supposed to be a long grind you know, you're in no way obligated to get those weapons. It's not supposed to be exciting or "compelling" content but rather something that keeps you busy, may scratch the grinding itch some people have.

edit: something else I don't like about doing the Zeta now is that you don't get to engage in decent combat, ever, during the whole questline. Lots of teleporting and one shotting instead, and when you do get to do decent combat you're synced to an overly gutted kit.

[RyuSaarva]

lol, being unable to solo instances and people killing your enemies would be the smallest thing for you to worry if this was unnerfed.

[DrWho2010]

if this was a quest chain in Ultima Online'-level garbage.

it's funny you say that because Ultima Online was one of the first MMO's that Yoshi-p played and was a big fan of when it was originally out in play.

[kaynide]

While I agree at how tedious the whole thing is, that really was the point of it on release- to be something “hardcore” players could grind out. There really wasn’t a lot of endgame or side content in 2.0 to 3.0. Things like wondrous tales, treasure maps, even gold saucer didn’t exist and a certain part of the player base complained there was nothing to work towards once you hit 50. (The cap in 2.0)

...so yeah! Relics!

[Yue_Amariyo]

Yes, I am unspeakably late to the party.

Yes, I am aware that it used to be a fair bit harder (particularly when you couldn't solo the instances, or when the required book mobs were camped, etc.).

But Jesus Christ is this bad content. I mean like dawn of MMOs, I would be 'scratching my head if this was a quest chain in Ultima Online'-level garbage. I cannot believe that anyone ever thought that any element of this stupidity might qualify as either A) fun, B) compelling, or C) epic. It's none of the above - it's just swill.

I'll be finishing the thing tonight, and will never repeat the process on another character or job. But boy oh boy do I regret the decision to begin it at all. This is just lousy, sloppy content of the first order.

If you think the ff14 one is bad, hate what you would say to the ff11 relic. At launch took 5 years to complete, unless you was rich.

[LaylaTsarra]

Oh gee someone complaining about a relic chase. Let me just say it's standard fare for all relics and all relic steps. Just wait for the next segment of the new relic line.