So recently I finally leveled my first alt. I main SMN, but have just gotten my NIN to 50. This has raised a question for me about gearing up my NIN. I'm really curious if I should get into working on actually completing my Zodiac weapon or not. On my SMN, I made it through the Atma phase and kind of just let it sit at that. At that point GS had just come out and I had just started working on leveling my NIN and basically got distracted.

Well now that my NIN is 50 and I can start thinking about the future, I'm really having a hard time deciding whether or not I should start up the Zodiac quest or not. I really don't have a problem with giving it my all and working towards my Zeta, but at the same time I know Heavensward is in a matter of months, and I'm worried it would get here before I even have the chance to FINISH my Zeta, before making it somewhat useless anyway.

So my question is this: Should I start the Zodiac quest and work my butt off to get to Zeta before the expansion drops? And if not, what's my next truly viable option as far as weapons go for my NIN? To date, I've only completed Garuda EX as far as EX Primals go, and have done BCoB T1-T4 and that's it as far as "high end" content. Mostly on my main I spent a lot of time in all three CT raids to gear up, but never moved past my relic weapon. I don't want to make the same mistake twice, and would really like to play my NIN to the best of my abilities.

Thanks for any and all help everyone. I really appreciate any input.