Quote Originally Posted by raelgun View Post
2.0 released its relic quest line from launch...

released with the 3 HM trials
love it or hate it, 2 trials (castrum and praetorium)
couple of max level dungeons
more in depth crafting compared to now

We now get no relic quest line on launch

2 ex trials
no equivalent to castrum or prae
only 2 additional dungeons to the story ones (makes a change, see how this goes)
This is the poorest argument I've ever seen. The simplified crafting is as a direct result of the feedback or distaste that people had for how complex or annoying the system once was. They didn't just suddenly wake up and think they need to dumb down the system.

No single expansion has had relics released on the launch of the expansion. Not Heavensward, nor Stormblood, nor Shadowbringers, and neither this. It's a pretty common trend of every expansion for the past 6 years, as is everything you highlighted. Speaking of, why are you comparing a base game to an expansion..??