Talk:Las Vegas/@comment-2129638-20110731165911/@comment-3069692-20110731191552

My usual method is to first complete each area on bronze, just so they are all unlocked and accompanying properties and such are also unlocked. After that it does not matter too much which way you do it. Some methods include staggering mastery levels, where some are low (silver) and some are higher (gold/ruby) so that you can more efficiently manage your resources and ratios.

I think the more important thing would be to decide which paths you plan to take, and farm most of the consumables you will need for all the mastery levels while you are still on bronze/silver. I say 'most' because you will get more as you repeat the loot jobs on the other mastery levels so you don't need the entire amount before moving on. This farming also applies to some of the property upgrade items that drop from particular jobs.