Dont as an int caster with the possible exception of a necro.
We get 2hp per stam. Much nicer to just cap out int quick and sac your gear for hp/resists.

2.4 HP / sta on a 60 necro. I'm not even sure if its worth it... (Idol of Thorned gives 24 hp)

I put most of my points in Strength on almost every character I make. If you can't even wear your gear or carry any loot what good is it? Like most people can afford 100% weight reduction bags?

You're just being lazy imo, web. There are plenty of ways around the weight limit apart from putting starting points in strength and buying tink bags. Like hunting in zones that have merchants, buying gems with excess gold, silver, and copper (or even platinum) for resale later, hunting in zones that have banks, hunting mobs that drop items of value apart from 100+ coins and fine steel weapons every kill, etc.

Warriors always got 6 hp per sta on live. Knights were 5.

err, i was pulling data for level 50. i guess that's explains it.

What's min-maxing? Is it really that important to have an extra 100HP for raids over 25 extra Cha or Dex? I don't really see how it'll matter considering that most enemies will 1 or 2 shot you anyway.

And my Bard isn't lv50, where'd you get that idea? I'm just starting one and I'm wondering if I'm best off dumping the points in Sta or Cha.

Edit: Also, where the HELL is all the Lambent armor on the market? I've been shopping for two days and not one seller. It's pissing me off.

Everyone's leveling their bards now because AE DoT kiting has gone mainstream. Also, Lambent looks awesome. Finally, Mystic Koada Dal (or whatever the High Elf Plate is) is better, albeit more expensive. If you are in your 30s, you should be able to solo any piece that doesn't require a dungeon drop.

Doesn't mean the market should be completely devoid of lambent armor for sale. And I haven't even rolled a Bard yet; I'm gathering a full set of equipment first and weighing whether it's worth dumping the 25 into Sta instead of Dex or Cha.

Min-Maxing is the practice (art?) of tweaking each and every aspect of character and gear to minimize the negative features and promote the positive features to the maximums achievable. Basically, INT/WIS casters with full BIS gear easily cap out 255 INT/WIS therefore not needing to put in points to those stats, but can redirect them to other stats, such as STA, to fully max out their character even if the returns are not the greatest it still achieves the "maximization" goal.

Essentially, Min-Maxing come Velious, depending on the class, will require ~10 pieces from Vulaak'Aerr/ST/AoW. Very few, if any, will achieve this in a reasonable time period. But min-max'rs love the path and tweaking gear sets/stat allocations to create the "perfect" character.

Others believe min-max'rs lose out the fun aspects of the game by striving for a maximized character rather than enjoying the game for what it is.