As a level 60 halfling warrior, allow me to sweep aside all infidels and commend your choice. Welcome brother, let us rise up against all foes of the Vale and bathe their children in the spent blood of their fathers.
As Stoat said, don't play this class/race combo for the exp bonus. Unless you have about 200k to throw on your warrior at level 1, you will almost never be soloing. The exp bonus would be awesome, if we were a solo capable class. But, we are not. The bonus merely balances out the inevitable party penalties you will suffer by grouping with the lesser races.
I cannot emphasize how great it is to have sneak and hide. Hide, allowing you to go invis safely in many a dangerous zone. Sneak, to slip by your foes, to pull single mobs in a packed dungeon, or later, to wander the streets of Neriak, slaughtering guards, then sneak behind their merchants and sell them the weapons of their defenders.
You made a good choice emphasizing STA. At later levels, it is no difficulty to get above 200 STR in a group setting. With the clicky buff from cobalt boots, I always have 190. I did 20 STA, 5 STR. If I could do it again, I'd probably put that 5 STR into DEX.
Why? Because DEX affects how often your weapons proc. This is essentially how you will maintain aggro after your mid 30's. So, find some DEX gear in the meantime.
Your small stature will prove useful time and time again. You can slip through tiny cracks in dungeons, get into the Hole without needing a key. The only time I wish I was a size larger is while tanking in Plane of Sky.
Halfling is really a great warrior race. I can see why Ogre is better for a min/maxer perspective. Frontal stun immunity is nice. But if you play this game for the enjoyment of less common/obvious characters, then you are in for a treat.
Good luck.
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