Never getting a shadowbringer relic now

[Stepjam]

They won't add this zone and let it stand on its own two feet. They have to falsely prop up the popularity by putting a highly desired item in there. And then they put in steps to completely turn off the part of the player base that item is supposed to be aimed at.

The highly coveted item IS what makes a zone stand on it's own two feet. If there's nothing of value to be gained, people will definitely move onto other things as soon as they've finished it and the content will be extra dead. I'm sure they'll come up with a way to make bozja still doable even after 6.0 comes out. People are still making Eureka weapons just fine. It's true that Eureka didn't have anything like castrum, but I'm sure they'll do something to make it doable when population drops off.

[TaleraRistain]

The highly coveted item IS what makes a zone stand on it's own two feet. If there's nothing of value to be gained, people will definitely move onto other things as soon as they've finished it and the content will be extra dead. I'm sure they'll come up with a way to make bozja still doable even after 6.0 comes out. People are still making Eureka weapons just fine. It's true that Eureka didn't have anything like castrum, but I'm sure they'll do something to make it doable when population drops off.

No, they're falsely associating it to drive people to their bad content. If it's content that would die without forcing people into it, then it needs to die to show them that people don't want that content and let them see the areas where they need to improve. They're jobbing the numbers and then patting themselves on the back that the zone is so successful when there are so many people who do it through gritted teeth. That's not going to endear you to your playerbase.

[TurtlesAWD]

No, they're falsely associating it to drive people to their bad content. If it's content that would die without forcing people into it, then it needs to die to show them that people don't want that content and let them see the areas where they need to improve. They're jobbing the numbers and then patting themselves on the back that the zone is so successful when there are so many people who do it through gritted teeth. That's not going to endear you to your playerbase.

They're bozjan resistance weapons bruh they have a direct impact and association with the story of the zone and particularly the bosses in the new dungeon. This isn't a false association with the content, it's the only association that matters.

Also I don't really think people banging their heads against a wall and not using the resources the zone gives you is entirely on square enix's fault. If I give you food and you don't eat it and starve to death, that's only my responsibility if you didn't understand it was food and I didn't explain it, y'know? So basically what I'm saying is, pop an essence. Try to pick one that isn't platebringer.