the prices for mays in ah on my server are higher than the prices of the finished product, so there it is easier to make gold with herbs than alchemy for me (prolly that will change when i get mastery), but it is nice to be able to make pots and elixirs with the mats i farm, and also mad alchemist potion is very usefull for me, i gues alchemy is more to get buffs and pots instead of making money until you get mastery, still the mats sell well, so prolly herb is primary to get money and alchemy becomes the add on profetion in this case, unless you like buffing yourself and friends, wich i dp =)