@Koochi-Q I do the same, i won’t pass up gold armor though. Gold is still more valuable than red armor IMO. Do some damage, pop a cell or two aNd finish off the orange armor.
I think the 75 damage for going to blue is fine. But I feel like there should be one more step between blue and purple armor on the Evo. Maybe the total damage count on it be 1000-1200 before it turns red.
I tend to snipe when I have it and have no issue leveling it up. The only real risk is when you first pick it up, if someone has blue or purple right on the drop you’re dead.