Quote Originally Posted by bluestorm View Post
Personally I think the iLvl they are is ok. Yes the relics are the same but in my opinion it's about providing more options for players. For gearing all your jobs, a few arkveld Ex kills is a lot less of a time invest than farming 1500 (or 3000 if you don't have the first step) tomes for relics.

Having said that I do know a few people that share the same opinion as yours so I think its an interesting discussion to have
The problem goes even further than that. Players simply don't have (sans very late Savage) anywhere to effectively use the potential of those weapons. Both the Arkveld EX and the Relics. Heck, it's surprising that the latter don't even give bonuses for the Occult Crescent when it would be the most obvious thing to have. Even if the second step is done outside of the OC, the weapon is still themed with the zone itself.

Also imagine if Quantum becomes a "tool" rather than a difficulty mode. So, you farm Arkveld EX for the 760 weapons, or even the relic weapons. Now you can further increase the difficulty and rewards of this EX Trial with the Quantum mechanic, so you actually have something to benefit from having those items.