Stamina became the predominant 'dump stat' for melee during the Velious era, which is what most of the folks posting here seem to best remember.
This is not currently Velious era.
If you're starting out as a brand new player and make a weaker-race melee (which applies to all Ranger races) with max stamina, there's a fair chance you'll quit before you make level 30 due to being constantly encumbered. I know at least 7 folks who did--several of whom blamed their racial choice as opposed to their poor stat allocation. If you decide to go the full stamina route, be sure you know what you're getting yourself in to. It can work, but the folks it works for are mostly the folks who intend to rush up to the level cap as quickly as possible.
My own recommendation for a brand new melee player is to invest heavily in Strength. If you want that full stamina build, I recommend making another character first and using it to buy whatever +str gear you can find to hand down to the Ranger or other melee once you create it.
Danth
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