Why is this specific mechanic during Relics Quests still that way?

[VeyaAkemi]

I feel like it's one of those things where if it really was that simple, they already would have done it.

The simplest fix would be to have a cheap weapon vendor in the vicinity so you can buy a spare one.

The funny thing is, they sorta do, the Replica vendor is right there but it won't unlock until the current step is finished, for future steps we will be able to just grab a Replica at moment of turn in for 1000 gil, but the *current* step is an issue.

My solution ultimately was to hop to Old Sharlayan, grab the Artifact weapon, and hop back to finish the quest.