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Originally Posted by Snaggles
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Stats matter = they can be measured and do make a literal difference (to a point)
Largely irrelevant = it won’t allow you to do or not do anything.
If a handicap is defined as a statistical disadvantage (or even a carry weight to encumbrance), Crede is correct. If he means the inability to perform a task at all he’s more likely wrong. I 100% understood at the first because he seems to approach this game logically.
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If having 80 STR vs. 100 STR is a significant handicap, then starting stats are NOT irrelevant.
You can't have it both ways. I am all for nuance in argument, but this is simply a logical inconsistency.
A nuanced argument would look like this:
"Starting stats are irrelevant for a number of class/race combinations. For example, Troll Shadowknights already have enough STR/STA to be successful, even without starting stats. Therefore, starting stats are irrelevant for Troll Shadowknights.
However, a Gnome Warrior starts with 60 STR. This is a significant handicap, and therefore starting stats are NOT irrelevant for them. You need to put X points into STR as a Gnome Warrior, otherwise you will run in to non-trivial issues".
Factually speaking, even a Gnome Warrior can achieve 150+ Strength with cheap EC gear. This means the nuanced argument example I gave above is not actually true for any player who can twink their Gnome Warrior.