The OP ain't wrong though. This "new" content is already doomed to die in a few weeks, unless they add more rewards to the shop. Same thing happened to Bozja content, DR runs are pretty much dead, if you're lucky you'll see a half-filled PF group which tries to group up for hours and hours. Just as the Baldesion Arsenal, which is run only by a few dedicated discords. Many players (esp. new players) do not have access to these.

FFXIV devs produce content, great content, but lack a lot of creativity to either "reuse" old content (without being a numb grind, aka SHB relics) or create lasting content. If an earring can rank up it's ilvl with your own level, then I'm sure a grindy relic can do the same across many patches. We don't really need more glamour relics. People that don't raid or do extremes need a proper weapon.