Yeah, if you start your ranger with BiS EC tunnel gear and a fungi, starting stats won't matter while leveling. If you do that then strength would be a bad decision. I'd probably go wisdom in that case but stamina is also a fine choice. I wouldn't sleep on dex for the procs though, but that would be just because it's fun to see procs, not necessarily because it's strictly better.
Seriously though, swarmcaller procs are going to be the most important RNG from 45-60. Anything to make that happen as earlier in the fight as possible will improve your experience the most. You just can't ever count on a proc, and going from 75 dex to 255 dex still won't make a huge difference in procs. But no other stat will have a bigger difference in any encounter without a slower in your group.
I went strength on my ranger, and I haven't regretted it yet. If you're not twinked to the gills it's a great option. And by the time you start capping strength you'll be wanting to get resists up, and higher starting strength means you'll be able to swap one or two more slots over to resists.
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