which eso piece you all getting first?

[Brian_]

For PLD,

The weapon is 2 weapon damage, 6 str, 8 vit, 6 det
2 weapon damage = ~18 str.

Going from i180 chest to i200 chest gives you 15 strength, 19 vit, 64 def / mdef.

I don't know the mitigation the def will give you but 11 vit and the ~160 hp that gives you isn't going to save you from anything.

With how bad PLD's enmity generation currenty is, you need all the help you can get. So the weapon will not only add what it inherently does to your DPS, it will also allow you to Royal Authority more.

[Dynalon]

For PLD,

The weapon is 2 weapon damage, 6 str, 8 vit, 6 det
2 weapon damage = ~18 str.

Going from i180 chest to i200 chest gives you 15 strength, 19 vit, 64 def / mdef.

I don't know the mitigation the def will give you but 11 vit and the ~160 hp that gives you isn't going to save you from anything.

With how bad PLD's enmity generation currenty is, you need all the help you can get. So the weapon will not only add what it inherently does to your DPS, it will also allow you to Royal Authority more.

I don't know how the rest of his gear looks like, but picking chest first will allow you to swap one fending accessory for slaying sooner while still maintaining HP level you are comfortable with. I will go for chest first, people will get their esoterics weapon after 3 weeks, while I get it after 4 weeks, so thats one tough week fighting for aggro, I think I can live with that

[Brian_]

I don't know how the rest of his gear looks like, but picking chest first will allow you to swap one fending accessory for slaying sooner while still maintaining HP level you are comfortable with. I will go for chest first, people will get their esoterics weapon after 3 weeks, while I get it after 4 weeks, so thats one tough week fighting for aggro, I think I can live with that

Esoteric weapon (74 wd, 72 str, 75 vit) + i180 Chest (78 str, 78 vit) + i190 accessory (40 vit) or i190 accessory (40 str)
vs.
Ravana weapon (72 wd, 66 str, 67 vit) + Esoteric Chest (93 str, 97 vit) + i190 accessory (40 vit) or i190 accessory (40 str)

You are looking at 168 str, 193 vit or 208 str, 153 vit vs. 199 str, 163 vit or 159 str, 203 vit

Basically, it's a wash but you get more top-end str and flexibility with the weapon purchase.

Also, in 2 more weeks, with a chest purchase, you will be locked into buying the weapon. With a weapon purchase, you can upgrade 2 pieces of your other gear while picking up the i190 chest (even though the secondaries are garbage). So, the overall gear growth is far superior.

If you aren't looking to help your progression in the short term, then it doesn't matter. Otherwise, it's simply the wrong choice.