New Troll Warrior

[Philistine]

Originally Posted by DeathsSilkyMist [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

For starting stats on a Warrior the two choices are generally Stamina or Charisma.

If you think you will ever change your mind about raiding, dump into Charisma for the extra chance of https://wiki.project1999.com/Divine_Intervention procing. Trolls get a lot of Stamina to start with already, but they are rather smelly, so their Charisma is low. Raid gear for Warriors generally doesn't have Charisma either, so it will be harder to get this stat up later on.

If you know for absolute certainty that you will never raid, then dumping into Stamina is fine. It will allow you to have more HP in more situations, depending on what buffs your current group has access to, as well as what gear you have access to.

I want to preface my post here with the fact that I respect DeathSilkMisty and enjoy his thoughtful and data driven analysis of topics. I don't mean any disrespect here.

Personally speaking, I disagree with the recommendation to go with CHA if folks plan to raid. I raid with a modestly geared warrior (6100 hp and working on it!) and I'm not anywhere close to capped on my basic melee stats. Granted there's a shammy there 9 times out of 10 to help fix that, but if I hadn't gone max STA on creation I even with shammy I wouldn't be maxed out (can you tell I didn't go ogre? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.])

While I get that CHA may the ultimate BIS or near BIS min/max choice, to get there folks will probably spend years regretting not putting it in something more immediately useful.

Just my 2 cp, of course!!

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Originally Posted by Philistine [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I want to preface my post here with the fact that I respect DeathSilkMisty and enjoy his thoughtful and data driven analysis of topics. I don't mean any disrespect here.

Personally speaking, I disagree with the recommendation to go with CHA if folks plan to raid. I raid with a modestly geared warrior (6100 hp and working on it!) and I'm not anywhere close to capped on my basic melee stats. Granted there's a shammy there 9 times out of 10 to help fix that, but if I hadn't gone max STA on creation I even with shammy I wouldn't be maxed out (can you tell I didn't go ogre? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.])

While I get that CHA may the ultimate BIS or near BIS min/max choice, to get there folks will probably spend years regretting not putting it in something more immediately useful.

Just my 2 cp, of course!!

Oh yeah, Stamina is a good choice on Warrior. It still helps in raids, especially if there are dispelling mobs. I just want OP to know that CHA is the hardest to max, so it is the best choice in the long run.

Judging by his post, he probably isn't going to be a raider. However, Warriors are naturally best suited for raiding on P99, so OP may change his mind down the road. A lot can happen between character creation and being level 50+.

In your case it sounds like you didn't go Troll/Ogre, so for a smaller race it's a bit tougher to cap Stamina.

To the other posters, I still wouldn't recommend Strength or Dexterity, as it is easy to get heavily buffed, even outside of raids. Groups do not Stat/Gear check, so it isn't like you are going to be dropped from a group if your Proc Rate/White Damage isn't at peak optimization. If a group just doesn't want a Warrior as a tank, you will get screened that way. If you heavily solo it isn't going to make or break your character either. You can always get bad luck when it comes to damage/procs. Strategy, understanding the game, and proper gear is what you need to be a successful soloing Warrior.