So why are the crafter relics.. bad.

[Dikatis]

Crafted HQ saw:
Craft: +1208
Control: +638
CP: 0
Materia Slots: 5

Relic:
Craft: +1208
Control: +638
CP: +7
Materia Slots: 0

So you just meld.. one CP7 onto your HQ tool and its already 4 slots better than the relic since the 'increases to Quality are 1.75 timers higher than normal when material condition is good' is absolutely useless because everyone macro crafts.

Cmon.

It's just disappointing to see that the 'New' content just gives you downgrades over something that came out 4 months earlier.

Is it such a crime for a 'Relic' to be better than something you buy off the marketboard for 0 effort?

Square Enix can do better.

I mean... did you read the part where the crafting relic improves the effectiveness of good quality procs? Or the part where the gathering relics increase the likelihood of a collectability boost happening? Because I feel like you have a bad tendency to stamp and shout and rage for nothing.

At worst, it's a sidegrade. You lose a bit of raw stat total for a nifty effect that's situationally useful. Besides, if the Crystalline Tools follow the same path as the Resplendent Tools, there will be one more upgrade.