Luned: Extra question: what level were you when you decided to add the second class? I'm up to L28 in my base class and still haven't added a second. I wasn't having any trouble surviving with Occultist only and wanted to get my raven and hellhound up to 16 before doing much branching out. Just wondered if most people hybridized at L10 or waited.
Heavily depends on classes you have in mind for final build.
Most of them have one-point-wonder at 1-10 points investment, which worth branching in.
For example, as pet user, you get more punch by getting shaman tree with Briarthron instead of raven.
So, the most common thing is going
"max your main skill"
"At level 10 get "wonder" from another mastery" (Blitz from Soldier, Pneumatic burst from nightblade, Curse of frailty from occultist, mirror of ereoctes from arcanist)
"at approx 2:1 ratio upgrade your main and secondary mastery".