After leveling up some of the proffessions into the 500 range on beta, the old rules still aplly. I will keep everything the same on all my teams. Blacksmithing is crazy on mats right now. Alch is pretty easy to level. As for gold, after getting two toons to 85, I really don't think gold will be an issue, it seems to be pouring in. Eh do what you want, or wait till things get more finalized.