Originally Posted by Auturgist

After seeing how our T8 sockets made gem selection such an easy task that any moron could do it, I'm actually looking forward to the possibility that top end gear might require actual decisions to be made by us regarding how we address (even soft-) capping certain stats.

Although, imagine how mean we'll have to be to the throngs of idiots who ask, "What's better, x or y?" when we can't simply dismiss them with "Use the spreadsheet." Or rather, when doing so means they have to do a lot more than switch one or two pieces...