Talk:WX-78/@comment-26810414-20150919203328/@comment-4511886-20150919224720

You don't have to upgrade him the first thing you do.

The reason you even consider eating gears over crafting is because of WX's lower base stats. However, he has much better base stats (although his sanity is still a bit on the weak side) in DST, which lowers the importance of upgrading him. And even WX players must want the other things Gears provide, like Ice Flingomatics or Iceboxes.

It's honestly quite the opposite of what you say, as WX is arguably one of the better characters, due to its ability to eat stale/spoiled food. With WX, you don't have to worry about your food going stale, just get new food and give the old to WX.