Importance of ideal starting stats?

[Jibartik]

by the time you get your new rogue to 60 you'll be maining your other totally new 3rd character already anyway so just have fun [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Danth]

Race and starting statistics mean very little for Rogues, probably less than for any other class. It matters even less on P99 than it did on live because the yellow bar does not work here, allowing stamina to be virtually ignored other than for a small hit point return.

Danth

[Argh]

There is only one consideration you should make when choosing a race and that is fashionquest.

[Crede]

The only objective thing that matters at creation is whether or not you chose an iksar/troll over any other race due to the ridiculous difference in hp that you will be generating over the lifetime of your character.

Starting stats/Fsi/slightly more ac, xp penalty, etc. all pale in comparison and are personal preference.

[Jimjam]

I normally go for all str on my new characters. It seems to help a lot at low levels where all classes are encouraged to melee and at mid levels where there is a lot of heavy loot worth a few pp (mammoth tusks, fine steel, etc). My first character is a troll shadow knight and even at 51 he isn't max str with siphon strength. There won't always be a shaman around to double str + pe hammer you.

[kjs86z]

Only one that matters, I'd argue, is enc and cha.

More gear options if you max cha (even then, it ultimately isn't going to matter).

[Larethan]

Lol people that say starting stats don't matter. Pretty masterful trolling if you ask me. Luckily he's DWF and his allocation was actually good for a first rogue toon.

So yeah, you could have fucked it up royally but you didn't. Someone looking to min max a rogue for endgame would probably have gone all STA/DEX because procs can be useful for duo's and trios and that extra HP will save your ass when it comes down to the wire. For a casual rogue it will be better to go all STR though because getting gear will be a chore, and you might not always have a pal to buff you to hard cap.

[Endonde]

Originally Posted by Argh [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There is only one consideration you should make when choosing a race and that is fashionquest.

[DMN]

It matters a little bit up until you have all the uber raid gear, but 99% of people pondering this will never have all that gear anyway.


as a rogue you don't have to worry too much though. And dwarf being tied for best race for rogue you already got a bit of a buffer against misplaced starting points.

[Atmas]

I don't feel like starting stats are the end of all things with rogues but more significant with some other classes, like tanks.