Fresh lvl 50

[Risvertasashi]

Hey just got 50 and reading up on the net in how to go about gearing my dragoon. Seems that you need to do a quest for your relic weapon but I'm confused that it's only ilvl 90 and I just bought an ilvl 115 spear off the broker . so are the relics obsolete now. Also as far as real gear I guess its poetic tomebstone grind from here on out correct?

The relic quest does give a job related title so there's that. Besides that, yes, just use drops, quest rewards, and vendor items (in that order/priority) on your way to 60.

[Velisra]

Holy... That's a ridiculous grind. Is there any reason to do this aside for, as you said, the sake of completing them? I would say glamour is a reason, but you could save time and just buy the weathered versions.

Weathered versions?

[Niwashi]

I would say glamour is a reason, but you could save time and just buy the weathered versions.

Weathered versions?

There are weathered weapons, but not weathered versions of relic weapons.

For relics, there's an unfinished version you get during one of the earlier steps of the initial quest and its appearance looks just like the completed relic, just lower stats. You can buy another copy of your relic weapon from the calamity salvager if you've already earned it in-game before. Or if you've gotten through the entire upgrade chain through zeta, then you can buy replicas of the zodiac weapons. But you can't buy a relic (or replica of it) if you haven't earned it.

[nuyu11]

I believe Heavensward MQ will give better gear.