Hellfire Guillotine vs Nothung

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And, I think we can also assume that, comes 4.0, the Anima holders will again have "something" to help them with the next upgradable weapon, even if it's not much.

So, in the long run, I really think doing the Anima is a better choice.

And in 4.0 there will be another tome weapon that's much easier to get than relic.

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And in 4.0 there will be another tome weapon that's much easier to get than relic.

Easier ? No, because it will probably require raid items to be at the same ilvl.
Shorter ? It depends on how fast you clear the raid.

But if you clear it, then you don't care about the tome weapon, since you'll have access to the raid weapon.

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Easier ? No, because it will probably require raid items to be at the same ilvl.
Shorter ? It depends on how fast you clear the raid.

But if you clear it, then you don't care about the tome weapon, since you'll have access to the raid weapon.

Yes, it'll be easier because if it follows the current way you only need to clear normal mode a few times for an unaugmented tome weapon. Whatever relic upgrade comes in 4.0 won't be available until around the time you can get a tome weapon, and will require a lot more grinding than something like 7 NM clears over 7 weeks. The relic would be the same ilvl as the tome weapon until around the time we get new primal weapons or maybe the weapon upgrade from the new 24 man in 4.1.

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Yes, it'll be easier because if it follows the current way you only need to clear normal mode a few times for an unaugmented tome weapon. Whatever relic upgrade comes in 4.0 won't be available until around the time you can get a tome weapon, and will require a lot more grinding than something like 7 NM clears over 7 weeks. The relic would be the same ilvl as the tome weapon until around the time we get new primal weapons or maybe the weapon upgrade from the new 24 man in 4.1.

I don't think so.
If you look at the Anima, the constant postponing was because they couldn't really grasp the rate at which A4S would be cleared and they feared the Anima quest would not be properly balanced.
If the Anima was released from the start (Like the Relic in 2.0), it would have been far easier to get the i200 Anima than the Eso weapon, while saving Esos for buying armor.

I really don't think we'll have to wait until 4.15 to have access to the next upgradable weapon.