What if Relic weapons were a week by week quest instead of every 4-8 months?

[AwesomeJr44]

OP

Square Enix don't want to make people feel like they need to log in every week, though.

To avoid the problem that PirateRyan has laid out, why not make it a month-by-month basis instead? Make a smaller relic step every month that can completed as they are released, or all in a row if the player decides to take a break.

Maybe every time we'd normally get a relic upgrade otherwise, we'd get a big upgrade that requires more effort than the smaller steps, but changes the appearance of the weapon and also gives a bigger boost in stats. Then every once so often between those bigger steps, we can upgrade or hone the weapon and give it smaller upgrades that don't change appearance (or maybe they make the special effect deeper or a different color idk). I think a system like that could work really well to keep people engaged, especially if it was tied to a specific piece of side content like Bozja/Eureka. It also would allow the devs to make longer grinds without alienating certain players as that long grind would be a lot more spaced out, rather than coming in 4-5 big bursts throughout the expansion.

How would it work with multiple classes?

This is another reason to make it a month-by-month thing rather than something weekly. If someone were to be persistent in grinding their relics out, they would have plenty of time to do multiple relics between each monthly release.