I'll be blunt and say this is the worst iteration of the relic so far.

Not because Bozja is necessarily bad. In fact, I rather enjoy it, flawed though it may be. Likewise, Castrum and Delubrum are the most fun I've had in a large scale raid since BA, which I also loved. Admittedly, requiring 48 players for Savage is a bit much and puts an unfortunate shelf level on the content, however that's another topic entirely. So... what's the issue?

The whole purpose behind offering an alterative method for relic progression was to address complaints from players who simply dislike large instanced zones and the assorted mechanics that accompany them. No matter how well designed, they just aren't interested in that type of content. Hence why people were asking for alternative method similar to ARR/HW. Instead, the devs tried to appeal to everyone... except not appealing to them? It's baffling to me they landed on the current system wherein players are both forced into Bozja but also forced out of it. Who does this benefit? Those of us who enjoy Bozja are forced to grind old 24 mans, FATES and PotD unless we want to fight RNG while people who hate Bozja are forced to grind up to level 10 and partake in two large scale raids they otherwise have no interest in. One aspect I liked about the HW memory farm is it kept people who didn't care to grind Bozka out of it, thus they weren't just AFKing—something that became a massive problem with Eureka. They had their progression and we had ours. And yet... you were again incentivized to FATE farm because it was far more efficient.

It honestly feels like they were worried not enough people would queue for Ivalice or PotD. So they made them mandatory/faster, and in doing so... punished people who actually liked the new content. Once again, it's mystifying how they signed off on some of these design decisions.

I'd actually respect the decision more if they simply acknowledged Eureka-like content is their preferred method and how they intend to develop all future relic progression—even if I'd ultimately disagree with that decision. At least they're showing committed instead of flip flopping and effectively frustrating everyone.