Spending your entire time leveling to max in a field operation, making a relic in the process, is not the same as spending up to a couple of hours in a deep dungeon.

While I don't defend the requirement people really need to stop complaining all of the time. If you do it once you never have to do it again on that character. It's easier than it has ever been to clear it. If people can't do potd floor 50 I find it hard to believe they suddenly only have interest in the new one now.]

You know full well how SE operates. They aren't going to change it. The PoTD buff is likely as good as it is going to be.