Quote Originally Posted by ZDamned View Post
Based on that I was noticing, 2 weapon damage is more closely equal to 40 strength, possibly even 50. (20-25 each)
See, this is the key. If this IS the case (and it may be) then yes, the Weapon is 100% the only choice regardless of class. A value I saw quoted before had 1 weapon damage equal to a bit over 8 strength, and if THAT'S the case then Weapon vs Chest (assuming 190 weapon 180 chest) is more of a 8-10 str vs 11 Vit difference. Basically less difference than choosing to wear a slaying or fending item in one slot.

It's all about the exact weighting of Weapon Damage and sadly it's a bit shrouded right now. Certainly weapon first anyway is at worst going to be an equivalent choice, or else strictly better. The main advocacy for Chest first depends on how an individual has ended up with Alex drops and how viable the alex chest is in the first week or so. I imagine most tanks have full i190 in every slot bar one or two. With two springs next week I'll be full i190 bar chest, which will take 2 weeks more to get, so regardless of whether i went Sword or Chest first I'd have to get the other one in the week after as I'm stuck with a 180 chest for the duration.

I'll likely get sword first anyway in the event that the weapon damage weightings are more heavily weighted now, but I still hold that in the event that Weapon Damage is an equivalent dps increase to about 8 str then the Weapon or Chest first argument (for paladin alone) is more personal choice than clear cut as the two upgrades are near identical.