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
The only "lol" relic was Claustrum. Every other relic were fine. Excalibur was debatable. These days it's up in the air since fully capping off a relic is usually done with those without access to a mythic or a good empyrean, for example Almace could be seen as a better choice for PLD unless they have their mythic sword. Note: Could Be.

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.
1. Gungnir is a damn good lance due to the fact DRG in XI was a DoT DD compared to the rest. It had nice spike damage capabilities but SE nerfed it offhandedly by changing the TP floor on certain WS and that most things could shrug off piercing damage end-game.

2. Only the Mythic weapon beats out the Gungnir in terms of the "goal" oriented lances. The Empyrean is soso.

3. The G-Spot horn was only wanted due to the boosted Ballad and the ability to forgo every other instrument once you got one. As the cap raised, it got stronger, however, the Durabala is the better choice for a lot of situations simply due to the calculations post level 80.

4. Aegis made PLDs invincible back in the early 75 cap days (if they had the skill and gear to supplement it), these days? Ochain is the default choice for a lot of stuff and their AF3 set bonus pretty much took over Aegis's throne since rather than negating a bit of damage..you absorb it the entire hit to HP.

5. Ragnarok was during a time GSD was a bad choice for most of the game outside of Spinning Slash on HNMs, so the Apocalypse was better due to the haste and the fact it was DRK's main weapon.

So most of the relics weren't "lol", it's the fact Aegis and G-spot horn was overpowered that made it so desireable over everything else, because you get your BRDs and PLDs those..you're set for life.

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.
This statement is funny, because if SE didn't opt to change calculations, you can guarantee people will still be using pre 50 cap raise gear in XIV over new gear because they would have powerful melded gear that will last for a long time to come.