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Originally Posted by Lendal
As far as stats go, I think you're always better off with one of the human races. These races allow much more flexibility in the distribution of stats over all of the stat choices than the non human races do.
I don't know why they did that. Maybe they thought that everyone would want to be a furry or orc or goblin and so they needed to give some incentive for choosing the human races.
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for flexibility, you are correct. For Min/Maxing (read powergaming) not so much. If I set out to pigeon hole a character starting with a tweaked race actually helps.
In the end, all races have the same number of attribute points (14) it's just the non human ones give the player the option of making a *well-rounded* one by allowing the allocation of ALL 14 points rather than assigning 4 of them for you
What you have to look at when you create a character is whether you want to solo or team, twink or not, pigeon hole or have options. Equipment can make almost any build viable, even those that seem to be "contrary" to the races nature
For instance, I have a level 18 Thestran bard (strictly one half of a duo). I put 5 points every level into STR and DEX. The other 4 points I put into VIT. Every piece of gear I have adds to my STR and DEX. (and most to HP) As a result - my bard is GREAT DPS but cannot sustain herself in a long fight (go go paladin teammate!). I may have a better STR than the dwarven tank, but I'm pigeoned holed that way. I can't sustain myself in a long fight were it not for him.
The same goes for my 20 dwarven cleric (strictly solo toon). When all is said and done (yea URT armor/weapon quests and an offhand focus item) she will have a +107 healing focus. She will out heal the best of them... she just can't deal damage worth a crap
I may not kill them quickly, but I will still live longer than they do
Once you have a solid picture of what you want to accomplish, then you will know how to put your character together. It's all a matter of knowing your playstyle and finding the race/class combo you like the most