Worst meld rate on class specific weapon for relic

[Molly_Millions]

Yeah but you can make pieces rare without RNG - similar to quite a few of FFXI quests were actually. Long ass grind is a replacement - and one I would much rather have. RNG is amazingly annoying as people can go 0/17 or 3/4 the amount of work is disproportional and really at least for myself - makes no respect for the item. "Hey I got a relic!" "Good job for being lucky, regardless of the time, skill and energy you put into it."

I understand they wanted to turn the market with the system - you can do that without RNG.

But there is nothing stopping the devs from adding those types of quests in addition to materia melded gear. Nobody ever said we could only have it one way or the other. But it sounds like you're thinking of the materia's involvement in the relic quest only, even though you stated materia should go away. Sounds like you want to throw the baby out with the bath water to me.