So, Soldiery Weapons

[AngelMoon]

most people rather go and get relic weapon seeing as its always upgradeable meaning u will have it probably for few expansions. with novus weapon coming out in relic weapon it will be 110 ilvl same as the other weapons so not really worth spending sol on unless u dont need gear then its probably ok to get.

It will upgrade to ilv115 http://lalafell.xxxblog.jp/archives/38484589.html

[Spellbinder]

It will upgrade to ilv115 http://lalafell.xxxblog.jp/archives/38484589.html

The information in that image is outdated. It was stated the novus weapons will be item level 110 during the live letter. Maybe something will change in 2.3, but I wouldn't bet on it.

[Cherie]

Planning your character months in advance is all well and good but one thing.

What's going to keep them from just upping the soldiery tome drop limits by then anyway?

I'd say, get the animus AND the weathered/upgraded gerolt weapon both. It's also about what you enjoy and the OP seemed to want the gerolt weapon so... I can't really say it's a bad choice either. It's a nice weapon. Our static WHM has it and he enjoys it.

I personally bought my gerolt weapon and upgraded it too. Sure there is the high Allagan one and the zodiac in a future patch will rival the gerolt one (though for bards, it's going to be a *future, future* patch since the stats on the relic aren't very appealing). I can't count on ever getting the high allagan weapon. In the past, with twintania, even though we had been killing her for months, some of our static never got their weapons.