Ranger Race Stat Distributions

Brettanomyces

I added up all the stats of str/dex/agi/wis for all the races that can be rangers as it seems we will need all of these to some degree or another. I added those up to see what races had the most points in our key stats. Here is the breakdown for you min/maxers. I then went through the proposed traits for each race and selected the option that gave the best stat bonuses (which might not be the best pick for you but I just wanted to see what was actually possible). The trait based stat total is in parenthesis

Goblin - 87 (90)
Wood Elf - 87 (89)
Halfling - 86 (89)
Dwarf - 84 (85)
Deep Elf - 83 (85)
Human - 82 (86)
Ogre - 82 (83)

I personally am still rolling Deep Elf cause im a sucker for the vibe, but this had me considering halfling/goblin/wood elf!

jobanab

Brettanomyces I'm still going with Wood Elf and will drop 5 points in agi to max it at creation. Maybe put 1 point in stam because I remember old threads on discord (that are now removed) discussing how stats below 15 are critically bad in various ways. Probably split the other 2 str/dex.

I'm just very undecided which racial to choose. Permanent shelter sounds very nice for leveling and it comes with decent stats.

Brettanomyces

jobanab the racials won't be live at EA launch so we got time to decide. The tree racial seems like a great compliment to the ranger campfire stuff. But the bear pet is peak ranger vibes. Good choices either way!

RipleyRiley

I'm not very worried about stats at creation. Stat caps being what they are, a 5 - 10 points difference at level one isn't vital.

I'm going halfling entirely for the hobbit aesthetic.

Ocellus

I am torn, I can't decide a race. Ugh.

Trepan

What are you guys thinking about doing with your 10 points? Max dex and then the rest in str?

Ocellus

Assuming spells require wisdom I was going to put some there, Dex, and Sta. Maybe Str, but based on beta lots o gear has str.

BooksTheDruid

I went all Dex and Agi as a Woodelf, since it maxed them both - I was assuming it meant I would hit more and be hit less. But then again, I’m not too familiar with stats for a Ranger. Would Dex and Agi be alright for melee combat?

Procyonic

as a Wood Elf, mine is as follows:
STR: 17
STA: 14
DEX: 25
AGI: 24
INT: 15
WIS: 21
CHA: 16

I bumped up the STR from 15 to 17. Becuase I thought yea I have all this DEX so I am accurate in hitting but what does it mean if my hits are as soft as a kiss 😃
Only gave 2 more points to WIS. Since we don't have any offensive spells and while I want to be able to heal myself and others, I don't want to get cocky and try to beat healers in their own game.
AGI and DEX I kept high since these will be the main stats as I understand it. Weapons often are scaled by DEX so I kept it +1 over AGI.

Idk probably not ideal or anything I just went with the vibes

Hektyr

Lets See, We got...
STR: Damage
DEX: Hit Chance
WIS: Heals (Spells?)

Off Tanking / Solo
STA: Health
AGI: Damage Mitigation

So From What I can tell you only really need 3 stats if your in a group Providing Support/Damage. Though if you want to solo or maybe off tank (Situational), then i can see the other stats being important. Might be something I am missing about agility though.

I plan on being a Dwarf... which would be a lot better if we had crossbows, but ill take the bow and march forward like the abomination I will be!