Thanks @loramin & @Tortok
I agree completely, FWIW, i found out the following which i'm still not 100% sure but I think I'm close, i'll add my confidence level next to each one like this [10/10], hopefully my research will help someone else that may come around asking the same questions:
1) HP > AC && HP Only after (+285 AC)
[5/10]
2) Soft-cap is 200 AC (excluding Shield)
[7/10]
3) Shields raise soft-cap by amount of AC
[9/10]
3.1) Orbs are not shields
[9/10]
4) AC after soft-cap is not worth more than raw HP (drops to 23%)
[10/10]
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...=148089&page=2
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=48312
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s....php?p=2489614
I'll personally be banking on the following priority:
HP > AC > MR > WIS > AGI