I am pretty much like you it seems when it comes to scales.
Here are my preferences from one extreme to the other.
Order/Turmoil:
I am very comfortable tilting my scales anywhere in this column, from order 3 to turmoil 3, but I like to have luck 3 with turmoil 3.
Production/Sloth:
Once again I am willing to go prod 3 to sloth 3 depending on the nation I am playing.
Cold / Heat:
Nation dependent, if a nation has no cold/hot preference sometimes I will still tilt the scales a little to help cold blooded creatures etc (Agartha).
Growth/Death:
My comfort range for this scale is neutral if no old mages, +1 growth or above for nations with old mages. I only take death for freespawn nations.
Magic/Drain:
The farthest I will ever go with drain is 2, and I normally stop magic at 1 but if I have a lot of extra free points to spend, I will boost it to magic 3 sometimes.
I hope that helps
