Are We Really At The Point We Consider The Classic Relic Steps Engaging And "Fun"?

[TaleraRistain]

• 5x Aether Oil - 350 poetics each, 1750 total. This is the easiest way to get these

Unfortunately with the change to Koh, they removed the alternative aether oil step option and didn't replace it with anything. Poetics is the only way now. The one positive point is that you can buy things ahead of time for future steps as you work on earlier ones.

[ChrysOCE]

There's zero reason why those numbers, and that's all they are numbers can't be adjusted to a more manageable level.

In saying all that, you get poetics thrown at you left, right and center. Sure, it's a lot of poetics (even if you source some of the stuff through maps, GC seals). But, really, it's not that difficult to accumulate that many poetics.

And, at the time (even with there being alternative methods on some steps), that was the whole point, right? The older relics took time to acquire.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

I dont think ANY relic step is "engaging" or "Fun"
But maybe my metric and definition is Different...since I thought Bozja was fun.
But old Arr or HW and Eureka...I did them...maybe that counts as engagement regardless...but I didnt find Any Step ""Fun""

I sure as heck didnt find it fun to grind Alexander for the Density Grind....but I did it anyway just because I wanted my Relic Weapon that was just gonna become Glamor.
I did it for the reward, but I didnt find the process fun.
Eh

[Xirean]

I dont think ANY relic step is "engaging" or "Fun"
But maybe my metric and definition is Different...since I thought Bozja was fun.
But old Arr or HW and Eureka...I did them...maybe that counts as engagement regardless...but I didnt find Any Step ""Fun""

I sure as heck didnt find it fun to grind Alexander for the Density Grind....but I did it anyway just because I wanted my Relic Weapon that was just gonna become Glamor.
I did it for the reward, but I didnt find the process fun.
Eh

This is sort of where am I'm at with relics and a better way to describe my confusion with people's frustrations with the EW one. I've never felt like any relic was fun to get. Never finished one for StB or ShB because I just couldn't stand the content, but HW and ARR were both a giant chore to get through. The whole idea of a "journey" just seems....pointless to me for something that's just going to be a glam item anyway.