Quote Originally Posted by Duelle View Post
Maybe I'm remembering wrong, but...

Most relics were considered pretty lol or a waste of shell resources outside of Gjallerhorn and Aegis, as the elemental staves outclassed the BLM relic quite handily. Others like Gungnir and Ragnarok were considered subpar either because of weapon skills or sheer stats. Hence why the shield and the horn were the most common relics (aside from the fact putting a relic together was already a massive pain in the ass).

At least as I remember it, you didn't see shells going crazy to get Gungnirs, Ragnaroks and Excaliburs. You did see them getting the shield and horn for all their PLDs and BRDs, though.

I think your question should be more as to whether they'll make dumb mistakes like creating super weapons like the elemental staves that last much more than any lv51 weapons have a right to.
The sword was boss for pld i wanted one only got the shield tho. The dmg from the sword when hp was high was too good to for hate and just extra dmg. The Scythe, Gun and Dagger was also good as well. The Lance i can't remember cause the person we got one for had to quit cause of RL issues.

Edit: Aslo the other reason ppl went for shield and sword first cause it made the game easy as hell.