We have midcore content... just too little too late.

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The current relic step is literally use Astronomy tomes and buy them.

Eh that has always been the case since Eureka though - in term of the first step takes very little effort to do. Also, I bet in this case it was intended so people who have never done Hildi on their main, or people playing alt can have time to catch up on the quest line just to start. I never do the Hildi passed the 2.0 line on my main, and my 3 alts never even touch it. So ... yeah, I kinda glad there isn't another absurd grind for the first step after I "grind" through 8 years worth of side quest multiple times.


The real grind doesn't come until the last 2 steps. Personally? I'll take it. Much prefer this than the 2.0 and 3.0 Fate train just to start on a new weapon.