Quote Originally Posted by TaleraRistain View Post
A grind is still taking a lot of time and effort to earn. I have done every ARR relic and advocate for changes to the book step because there's no reason others have to go through that like I did for the reward. Someone else's path to a reward doesn't change the work someone else put in.

You want to cut off another person's access to a shiny weapon not just because you want to work hard at it but, like I said, because you feel others are less deserving if they didn't do it the same way you did. And like it or not, the reason this relic has been so popular is because is it accessible and doesn't engage in that sort of exclusion. I love the old grinds. I want a choice of a grind back. I'm just fine if someone else can get it with tomes if that's their choice of how to go about things.
Alright, then let's take it up a notch. Why spend tomestones at all? What if someone doesn't have time to grind up the tomestones? Relic weapons should just be given to you. Would that appeal to you more? All you have to do is talk to an NPC and have your job at level 90, but having your job at level 90 also requires a grind... So why don't we remove leveling altogether. When Dawntrail releases, every player will start at level 100, that way all level content becomes completely accessible. No one has to worry about being left out of any job's relic weapon at all.

And while we're at it, why don't we do that for other things players are currently "excluded" from. All titles are automatically unlocked for all players. Want to be the Necromancer but don't have time to do Palace of the Dead? Now, you're no longer locked out. We can fully unlock all minions and mounts as well. Do you want a minion that someone else had to spend $30 for? You should just have it. We don't want you feeling excluded from having that content. Same with all the mogstation items. Honestly, isn't the entire concept of gearing inandof itself exclusionary? When a new patch drops, why don't we get all the new pieces of gear mailed to us, including all the new tomestone gear and raiding gear. When 6.4 dropped, we should've had all 660 gear mailed to us along with the 665 weapon. Think about it. How many people are being excluded from raiding gear because they don't have the time to raid, or maybe just don't want to have to work that hard for something that might be a really cool piece of glamour for them?

You know how long it took me to get the Al-iklil mount from Bozja? How many players would love that mount but don't have the time to grind out the Bozja RNG or the skills to win any of the duels for the field notes? Or what about the Astrope mount? How is that fair that players are expected to do 2000 mentor roulettes if they want to ride on a pretty pegasus?