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Originally Posted by DeathsSilkyMist
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The problem is you think a small DPS boost from 30 STR is going to be significant during the leveling process on a character with 20k worth of twink items. It really isn't, and you would know that if you have leveled a melee character from 1-50 recently. I leveled my monk a few months ago, and he was getting 1 level an hour with 140 STR. That is already great DPS and leveling speed. Even a gnome can easily hit 140+ STR with EC gear, no buffs.
The reality is the mobs you are killing from levels 1-50 or so are not balanced around the idea of every player having 0.5+ ratio weapons and 21%+ worn haste. Spending your points to get a small boost to DPS during the leveling process is a bad tactic if you are already twinked. The 30 STR gets worse every time you level, because you are more likely to max your STR as you gain more levels. You get more money/items, and buff classes get better buffs. STA on the other hand gets better every time you level.
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The fact that you think your monks dps is fine with 140 STR honestly means nothing. You're leaving DPS on the table by not having more strength, it's really that simple.
STA may be harder to cap then STR, but that doesn't make it the best min/max stat. If you really want to min/max, then go all into CHA, since eventually STA can be capped as well.
The most noticeable starting stat will be STR. This will lead to more dps, more capacity to carry things, and more ability to swap gear out to stay at max strength. We can measure all of this as well, no matter how big or little the benefit. Putting into STA is essentially hoping you get the rare chance to see the use of it in action, but odds are you are dead before that extra STA mattered anyway.