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Originally Posted by bcbrown
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So your cost function is "minimize overcapping of relevant attributes". That's not my cost function: I will never cap any stat on any character I play, and even if I did, I will have no regret to minimize.
What I care about is what will maximize my quality of life while leveling from, say, 20 to 40? And although we all agree that the impact of starting stats is minimal, minimal is not zero.
So my cost function applies zero weight to overcapping any stat, and instead emphasizes kill-speed while leveling and loot carrying capacity.
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If you want to argue the merits of individual stats, you are going against your claim that starting stats are irrelevant.
There is nothing wrong with changing your position on whether or not starting stats are irrelevant. However, you now need to provide tangible evidence to support your position. It is misleading to tell people they are getting tangible improvements to kill speed, when you haven't actually done anything to prove this. You are guessing.
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...&postcount=300 - So far I have shown a 1.5 average DPS increase with +20 STR on a level 60 character. This number is probably going to be lower on a lower level character with worse gear, unless someone can show evidence otherwise. I am not saying this evidence is fool proof. I am happy to be proven wrong if someone can bring something better.
I have stated before that there is nothing wrong with picking STR if you want short term gains. Your first character on a server or a self found character are characters that may want short term gains. That doesn't make STR the objectively best stat to pick, it simply makes STR the best stat for your specific scenario. There is nothing wrong with this.
If you know that the STR is a short term gain, and will not be as useful later on, you won't have any regrets. People feel regret when they realize they made a mistake. You won't make a mistake if you know what you are doing and why. That is why we need to have the objective facts.