Why can't STR and DEX get along?

Dual wield fag here, so I'm used to raising them both.

>Dual wield fag here

Whew, I thought I had terrible taste until I remembered these guys existed

Because they're never used correctly in systems. Dexterity is normally a measure of how fast your character is, but that should be almost entirely dictated by strength. F=ma and all that.

t. shield user

Because that would be unbalanced. And I thought DEX determines hit chance; movement speed usually doesn't have its own stat

>mfw no shield

Fist>shotgun>big ass sword

These are the only weapons worth anything

>Dual wield fag here
atleast you know your place.

>DEX determines hit chance
Those are a bit better, but still miss the point. Dex is how easily you pick up physical skills. Just giving a flat bonus to hit is dumb because even the most dexterous person in the world will fail a given task the first time if they've never done it before. It should be utilized more as a measure of how quickly you learn physical skills than anything else.

They can be cool.

That doesn't sound like any DEX I've ever heard of. Logically, that sounds more like INT: if you're smarter, you can adapt to new things more quickly. It's not exactly magic-related, though, which INT usually is. Is this from a specific game, or is this just based off of real life DEX?

In any case, I always thought AGI was a better term than DEX in most cases.

Because arbitrary stats assigned to abstract ideas is a valid reason to insist someone is a subhuman.

>if you're smarter, you can adapt to new things more quickly
NNNNNEEEEERRRRRRDDDDDDD
no really, only nerds believe this idiotic idea

Okay, it's based on WIS instead of INT. Happy now, Chad?

Is there anything more patrician than the mace?
>requires about 75% strength, 25% dex (nice balance of power and speed)
>can be wielded with a shield
>sword to a skeleton, and you look like an asshole. Mace? Shatters then entire ribcage in a single hit
>door in the way? Single strike of the mace (as opposed to 30 cuts from a subhuman dual wielder)
The list can go on

Maces are contrarian. Spears are the REAL patrician choice.
>can stab from long range, so you can wear light armor with worrying about taking damage
>if one handed, can be held with a shield
>if two handed, can be used like a kung-fu staff Lancer-style
>literally unmatched in mounted combat
>unlike maces, which represent a brutish, barbaric personality, spears are long and elegant, yet easy to use
If the mace is Ron Perlman, then the spear is Patrick Stewart.

So it's agreed that tomes are the best mage implement, right?

Martial arts fag here. Str and dex are very yes. Con is fine too

Tome>staff/scepter>crystal orb>bare handed somatics>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>shit>>>>wands

>CON
>not END

>FIGHT SOMEONE IN HEAVY ARMOR
>LOL GONNA TICKLE YOU WITH MY ELEGANT SPEAR

Hell no. Bare hands with sweeping gestures for controlling large AOE spells. They're not mutually exclusive though, since floating tomes are pretty common.

Sweeping somatic gestures are like white rice. Its fine on its own, but shines the most when its accentuated with something else

>Not going battlemage

DEX is for fags. The bigger and STRer the weapon, the better.

How about adaptability guys?

Glass canon builds are the only way to play

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If you like restarting, sure.

>mfw I do

Strength guy's hitbox is too large, he's just begging to get stabbed

have fun fighting literally anything with a range greater than 3 feet. Even Rouges are smart enough to use the off hand for parrying you slow swinging fuck.

>Maces
How cute, get a real man's weapon like a warhammer

Every single weapon requires a combination of Str and Dex. A bow need Str for damage and velocity, Dex to aim and fire it accurately. A greatsword needs Str and Dex to properly control it especially in flourish centric styles. A dagger or a plain spike is always going to be better if wielded by a buff dude, especially if it comes to penetrating armor.

>sword nigger thinks he got anything on spear

>he doesnt main dual shields

>not being a combat turtle

Kirito put everything on STR though. And his swords were supposed to be heavy.