I rolled as a BLM first and I play a few classes on this one character. So yes, I am statistically gimped compared to a Highlander or even my Seeker cousins.
I'm fine picking racial based on Aesthetics, hell I won't even argue if you picked some gear based on that as well.

Also, I didn't call SS worthless but just our worst stat. I've actually be trying to make a point that it's not even that bad. The Accuracy isn't worthless cause you can drop it in other areas. Of course I will agree it depends on which drops you get.

I'm not here to be elitest or judge someone's aesthetic choice. I won't even disagree that the fuma is a bad stop gap you said, Nash. In fact, it's a great one considering the cost of the Melee chest.
I myself have picked up the Fuma hands and settled with it for now. I'm only ilvl 88 and moved my myth spending on to my other jobs.

None of that is the argument though.
Quote Originally Posted by monkguy View Post
except in this case, the secondary stats are so much better than the little bit of extra strength melee offers that it literally is statistically stronger. here is dancing mad's calculator using my set up and then switching to melee:
http://imgur.com/33XivrU

it literally is a worse armor. i don't need a lecture on how stats work, as i've taken it into account.
Monkguy is talking straight math and putting the Melee chest lower than the Fuma chest.
He is saying that the 4 strength is not better than the secondary stats you get from the fuma.
That's what I'm arguing against. That shuffling stats around will never make that difference.

I'm not arguing that 4 strength is that much to cry over, just that it's worth more than you can get from trying to optimize your secondary stats.
If you're arguing that myth might be spent elsewhere or that Fuma functions well since you're going into T5, like you were. That's fine.
If you're arguing that the Fuma is a statistically stronger piece than the Melee, like monkguy was. That's different and I would disagree.