Originally Posted by
L Kebess
Hehe, yeah, two months is pretty long in a beta, ; ) Virtually anything can happen in that much time.
Well yes, and no...
You will want to optimize your gear for each and every specific encounter, if you're progressing on an ''unnerfed'' heroic content. It will be pretty mandatory in those cases.
Now, if you're only looking for something to get the job done, without necessary having 10 different gear sets in your bag, then you might simply want to go for the first priority :
Mastery > Hit = Exp > Parry > Dodge
That one will be very strong on most melee hitter encounters, as you'll only get a better result in some few multi-tanking encounters with the 2nd priority. And since you'll have a bit of Hit&Exp too, it won't be too bad for magic based fights neither, especially if you slip in one or two Stamina trinkets as well.
In short, simply balance your stats out - get some Hit&Exp (7.5% Hit/Expertise, should be a very nice start), then put the rest into Mastery, and find yourself a couple of Stamina trinkets for whenever stacking a bit of Stam is useful.