Quote Originally Posted by Rbstr View Post
EDIT: this is not a response to what's directly above,that's new relative to this post.

Yeah but the whole thread is predicated on what lots of us see as wrong "BiS" weights and worry about rates of return on parry. He's asking a far more general question about stat weighting in the end.

It's also about targeting gear to reach BiS most efficiently.
If you had a sand and a Weathered Lorica and the ST chest just dropped, would you use the ST chest upgrade and something else with that sand instead?
I think you should barring other reasons like accuracy issues.
I like this as it is directed at the bigger question which should be addressed. Also as a quick answer to the accuracy loss in the lorica, you can make up for them by going for the T7 pants instead of the noct breeches.

And to the OP, BiS is a term with A LOT of caveats. What role will you be playing the most? Will you be MT, OT? Does the content hit excessively hard or is it just mechanic based? Do you have major DPS checks or just need to survive? Answer these and you can generate a "BiS" for your circumstances. In my opinion, BiS changes depending on the situation you are placed in and what stats are needed most for it. There isn't just 1 set of gear that is the best for everything.