Originally Posted by
Tesiqurasa
You should NEVER blindly add stats (which is what many high dex warrior classes tend to do). The standard of 3:2 isn't wrong because it's too high, it's wrong because it isn't customized for different characters. In Galicia, for example, I started a Drk. Originally I wanted to keep him at 30 base dex, but ended up putting it at 40 (with plans to later reset). However, if I started that Drk in Kradia, there is NO WAY I would put it over 10. Generally, most people with dex above 50-60 just have it there because they read some guide that said 3:2 and they want to hit everything very early.
What they fail to realize is that 1 Dex is NOT equal to 1 Acc. There are very few equips that require dex, so it should only be upgraded for the accuracy boost. The problem with very high base dex is that later on, you will fail. You will fail beyond fail. If you train at Skelegons, you need 140 accuracy to 100% hit. With 40 base dex, I have 135 acc WITHOUT a pendant or zhelm/scarlion. If I had 80 base dex (as mentioned above), I would be putting 40 stat points to waste. Those 40 stat points make a huge difference when you factor in multipliers. It can easily make a difference in KO rates to popular monsters. Scrolling for acc is cheap and easy, while scrolling for STR/att is expensive and difficult. In the end, a 50+ base dex character will spend MUCH more scrolling equips to match a 4 base dex. Early on, 50 dex may help, but in the long run, it hurts.
Be smart and think mid-long term.