i hope they stick with no speed run for other then an achievement. i hope theres progress gain not luck like we have now.
relics in ffxi gave you old currency & crap weapons thats rare/ex to upgrade to a relic to save up and spend on a npc that makes your weapon with story behind it. here you can actually gain pertty much everytime you do the event

FFXIV you have to rush and get lucky to get anywhere, then you have to get a weapon with 2 melds thats also ridiculous on meld luck. the system in ffxiv is just rushed to keep people playing. you either win or lose regardless how many time you do it.