Quote Originally Posted by ShaneDawn View Post
Are you a dps doing Alex Savage? If you sayd yes, then absolutely go and buy the wep.

Are you a tank/heal doing Alex Savage? You might wanna think about it depending on the stats, although I'd rather take armor as a tank.

Are you not doing Alex Savage, but planning on doing the relic chain? Don't take the weapon, but spend it on armor instead.
For healing, the weapon will increase your healing by more than any piece by a significant amount.

For tanks, well Savage has pretty strict dps checks and you've got to contribute as well.
Though hate is not generally a huge issue, you don't want to be too behind your dps. As my static's leader, I'll give dps priority on the weapon upgrading which is its own gap.

Though armor does give more mitigation and that's usually priority as a tank, it's just not a worthy trade.
Nothing in the game is as powerful a stat jump as weapon damage.

If you're raiding, you get the weapon first for all the roles.
I can see waiting it out for the relic if you're not though.