Quote Originally Posted by Limecat View Post
Bait thread aside, I will admit that I pretty much wrote off relics after learning they weren't going to be forever-best like they were in XI. There are a few that I've grabbed for glams over the years, but this game's itemization means I have no reason to use anything but whatever the highest iLvl is that I can acquire the laziest way.
That's my take as well. I'd like to see relics become forever best and scale in combination with your character level and the ilvl of your other gear.

It's silly players grind to obtain an amazing relic only for it to be surpassed by easily obtained items later. In fact, I wonder if it's even a good idea to continue the rate we experience power creep in FFXIV. Perhaps, it's time to throttle everything back and introduce gear which is only one or two ilvls better than the previous step of gear and emphasizes different substats so that it's a meaningful decision whether or not to switch gear or keep the one you have now.