You can still obtain the Empyrean WS without all the pain of farming KIs over and over and over and trying to proc NMs over and over by trying out WOE. The weapons have a slightly less stats and dont look as pretty but are usually the 2nd best you can get in the game. some even over Relics.
Here are my accomplishments in just 2 weeks of work.
Obtained:
http://gamerescape.com/wiki/images/2/25/RevenantFists_2.jpg
Packs a wallop. So far I hit a 3527 in abyssea on VNM. Easier to stack STR for this then ACC/ATT for Asuran. You can almost never hit all 8 hits on Asuran vs 4 on Smite. Cranks my PUP up a notch too. +300 -500 (over Asuran) on every WS while soloing EP birds in Misurex Coast with NPC. Not sure If I need to go get String Pummel now or not. 
Chu finished his
http://gamerescape.com/wiki/images/5/5c/Trial2340.png
We dedcided to go get me a pair of these for my Smite gear set and got one for each of us.
http://gamerescape.com/wiki/images/9/93/Heafoc_Mitts.png
Also got one of these for both Chu on Blu and KillerJr
http://gamerescape.com/wiki/images/1/1a/Serpentes_Sabots.PNG
So now Just need 6x [url]http://ffxi.gamerescape.com/wiki/Feuerunke[/url] for Cor Gun then some easy peasy
Chesma again and Ill get this one next.
http://gamerescape.com/wiki/images/7/7a/Trial2645.png
Later
Eca