How-to Obtain Relic ^^;

[Ryuko]

I don't understand why people are still complaining about the difficulty of the relic weapons. Yes, getting relic weapons in XI was harder, but this isn't XI.

Also, these weapons are GREAT, but you're not going to be a TERRIBLE player without them. I guarantee that all content is tested with 'typical' gear; it is not tested with every player having the best gear available. (That is why new content is seemingly a cakewalk for well-geared people once they figure out a strategy that works. Also, this isn't new news, but... gear doesn't have as much of an effect on performance as some would like. See: naked Ifrit runs, etc.) They do not test new content with people having relic weapons (although they might take screenshots to 'make it look cool'). We all know that this game is meant to be playable for casual players, and it would be SUICIDE to make the relic weapons a 'required' thing.

SO... you don't NEED to get them to enjoy the game. If you don't want to deal with the time sink or chance aspect of it, just don't do it, or be patient (and wait for it to come naturally). It's not like you NEED to do this to go forward in a main story line or participate in mainstream content. As others have said, it's simply here to give us something to do while we wait for 2.0. I would love to get my relic weapon, and I am committed to doing it, but I know it's going to be a while. Heck, I don't even have all my seals from Hamlet yet.

The one main 'issue' I am willing to recognize is the fact that when new jobs come out, I may be in the midst of completing one class's relic before I can start on a class that I would really prefer to get a relic for. HOWEVER... by the time new classes are released, implemented, given AF and relics... I'm sure any dedicated player will be done with their first relic weapon.