Attribute priorities for a Paladin

[SmellofNapalm]

Hi, I was wondering about how worthwhile Strength is. Considering that the player only gets four points to spend on attributes, it seemed questionable to spend it on Strength with its 1/10 bonus for melee damage. I have mostly stopped doing so and most of them have been going to Dexterity and sometimes Constitution.

Also: Does Speed only influence movement speed or also attack speed? It wouldn't make much sense to spend many points on Speed instead of Dexterity if it's only the first.

Thanks for your help!

[Kovi]

I can only direct you to Jew_Santa's post here on Steam, as I did on GOG earlier.

But as far as Speed is concerned, I always considered it quite important because it allowed me to rush through maps. But that might be its only benefit (along with increasing Defence by 1/2).

[SmellofNapalm]

Originally posted by Kovi:

I can only direct you to Jew_Santa's post here on Steam, as I did on GOG earlier.

But as far as Speed is concerned, I always considered it quite important because it allowed me to rush through maps. But that might be its only benefit (along with increasing Defence by 1/2).

Thanks, I did read that one earlier, I was just wondering about the omission of Dexterity, but I suppose investments in Strength will pay off eventually.

[Kovi]

I - somehow - always connect Dexterity with ranged characters - which is Thief in the world of Inquisitor, while Strength is mainly for melee characters (i.e. Paladin in Inquisitor) in my eyes. Intelligence is for Priests, Constitution sounds useful for anyone and while Speed might seem not that important, I would invest a point into it now and then anyway, so that I could run faster through larger areas and outrun enemies.

Actually, if I look at my saves I can see that these are the standard attribute caps for each class:
Paladin: STR 90, DEX 60, INT 50, CON 60, SPD 50
Thief: STR 60, DEX 90, INT 50, CON 50, SPD 60
Priest: STR 50, DEX 60, INT 100, CON 50, SPD 50
Which I translate as what each of them should invest into foremost.

Luckily, thanks to magical items and elixirs one can eventually rise above these constraints. Such as my final Priest character: STR 100, DEX 110, INT 167, CON 100, SPD 101.

[SmellofNapalm]

Quite interesting, Thanks for sharing! I always like to see hard numbers on these things.