Relic come Heavensward

[Madsamurai]

Sorry my first question was actually asking if it's even worth it to do the zodiac weapon quest now or leave it as it is. Well i hope just having my relic zenith weapon is enough to set me apart from the totally new players.. cos it would suck since i got them from way back in 2.0 when killing the 1st 4 primals is a real challenge.

[Seku]

Sorry my first question was actually asking if it's even worth it to do the zodiac weapon quest now or leave it as it is. Well i hope just having my relic zenith weapon is enough to set me apart from the totally new players.. cos it would suck since i got them from way back in 2.0 when killing the 1st 4 primals is a real challenge.

Unless you've got a team to help you grind through it, or you're a perfectionist and want the title and shiny weapon. No it's not worth it to go for Zeta at this point in time as the expansion is right around the corner.

No zenith isn't enough to set you apart from totally new players as getting to that stage has been trivialized. But on the other hand Zenith really isn't that much of a show of skill, but a willingness to grind. If you're looking for items to show off, the best to get is the dreadwyrm set atm from FCoB.

[Ceodore]

Skipping a few steps for the new relics is not a "huge benefit", but it's still some time saved

When I say huge benefit, I mean something really big. One thing that many people have hoped for is that the stats on the new relics would be able to be customized based on the stats of your current relic. That would be a massive benefit that would make new players feel forced to go back and grind the old content to gain that advantage in the new content too. Ultimately, something like that causes many new players to feel discouraged.

[Reynhart]

One thing that many people have hoped for is that the stats on the new relics would be able to be customized based on the stats of your current relic.

That would be cool, and frankly, not that huge too. Lots of calculation have been made to prove that a "perfect" Zeta is not really far from a Dreadwyrm or even an Enhanced Poetic.

[Seku]

When I say huge benefit, I mean something really big. One thing that many people have hoped for is that the stats on the new relics would be able to be customized based on the stats of your current relic. That would be a massive benefit that would make new players feel forced to go back and grind the old content to gain that advantage in the new content too. Ultimately, something like that causes many new players to feel discouraged.

The only way to make it a huge benefit is to give it extra Weapon damage and associated main stats with w/e the players job is or a special ability, which they already said they would never do for fear of it becoming a "necessary" thing.

[JustARTificial]

Sorry my first question was actually asking if it's even worth it to do the zodiac weapon quest now or leave it as it is. Well i hope just having my relic zenith weapon is enough to set me apart from the totally new players.. cos it would suck since i got them from way back in 2.0 when killing the 1st 4 primals is a real challenge.

I would guess that if the Zeta is not surpassed at launch with any of the new weapons, it will be 2 weeks after the 23rd June when Alexander opens up. Unless you want the glamour from any of the stages for the class you are going to main, I would not recommend putting effort or time into it.

The Zeta questline will be getting "nerfed", so don't feel like you have to race for it. Also with the ilevel going above 170, it's even harder to see why everyone is making a fuss over the Zeta. It will probably be irrelevant come level 55.

If you are going to main one of the new classes, there is even more reason not to bother as the Zeta will become completely irrelevant. Unless SE invent a quest for a new relic in 3.1 where you can convert an old relic towards any other classes relic to skip a stage or 2, there is no reason to try to grind it out and even then you would be spending months just to skip a 1 hour or 2 hour quest.