Originally Posted by bludwork
I think the value (if any) of this thread would be a determination of how much expertise is worth an avoidance point.
E.g. is 1% expertise better than 1% dodge? or is it better than 1% defense? From my observation expertise normally replaces defense and sometimes dodge. Since it is generally assumed that defense is not worth much after 490, expertise might be more valuable in that case.
On another note, a human T5 warrior can get up to 30 expertise.
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Expertise is no substitute for defense or dodge, whatsoever. Expertise as a mitigation stat is in an entirely different category than defense or dodge. Like I said before, Expertise is quite a bit more like resilience than anything else in its ability to dampen burst damage. Just as resilience is key in PvP concerning the mitigation of burst damage, so too is expertise key in PvE concerning the mitigation of burst damage.
To put it simply: If a boss gains parry haste and subsequently attacks faster than it ordinarily would, avoidance will still reduce the attack's chance to hit you. Now, if you stack expertise, the boss's hastened attack will have a lesser chance of occurring. Similarly, when you stack resilience in PvP, it reduces the chance of an opponent's critical strike occurring. If you PvP you should know that Resilience is no substitute for actual Health (which allows you to take more burst damage), and you should realize that Expertise follows suit in that it should be no substitute for actual Health or avoidance.
Whether Expertise should be stacked over health or avoidance, well, I personally don't believe it should, but it certainly should not be overlooked; and, at this stage of the game, tanking T6 instances with any less than 20 Expertise is like running into the 2,000s bracket with like 175 Resilience.