Current Stat Subcategory Map:
Strength
+ Melee Damage
+ Defense

Agility
+ Melee Attack Rating
+ Ranged Attack Rating
+ Ranged Damage

Endurance
+ Hitpoints

Intelligence
+ Elemental Skill damage
+ Mana Points

The current mapping gives only 1 benefit to investing in Endurance and 3 for investing in Agility. This makes for an unbalanced mapping.

Here is a more balanced example that takes some armor attributes into consideration:
Strength
+ Melee Damage
+ Melee Attack Rating

Agility
+ Ranged Damage
+ Ranged Attack Rating

Endurance
+ Hit Points
+ Defense

Intelligence
+ Elemental Skill damage
+ Mana Points


With this mapping it would be much easier to make a pure class character. You wouldn't need any stat that didn't have directly to do with your class. It would also help with Hybrid builds by not forcing you to spread your points to thin.

Example Hybrid builds with this mapping:
Fighter Mage
Strength/Endurance/Intelligence
Strength/Intelligence

Ranger Mage
Agility/Endurance/Intelligence
Agility/Intelligence

Fighter/Ranger
Strength/Agility/Endurance

I disagree Your system is too perfect. If I wanted to do something I would do:

Str
-Some HP
-Physical Damage
-Boost HP Regen
-Reduction Weapon Class

Agi
-Physical Ratings (Including Defense)
-Boost Movement Speed
-Boost Melee Speed

End
-Pools
-Increase in Buff Timers
-Reduction in Pest Timers
-Increase in Wading through Mobs movement speed.

Cre (Creativity)
-Elemental Ratings (Including Resists)
-Boost Casting Speed
-Boost Spell Recharge

Int
-Major MP
-Elemental Damage
-Boost MP Regen
-Increase Weapon Magical Stats

Edited by Ybom (09/26/08 11:06 AM) — reason: let balance determine size!

The current system works fine as it is. You also need to take into consideration the importance of each of the sub-stats. Agility adds Ranged Attack Rating, Melee Attack Rating and Ranged Damage, but Melee and Ranged cannot be used together, so technically it is only two sub-stats for Ranging and one for Melee. The Defense Rating Strength gives is negligible, while HP from Endurance is invaluable for all builds.

Don't fix what isn't broken.

Yet again sarcasm doesn't come across the web. I was trying to post the equivalent to a "No! Pick me!" Party pooper

But I completely agree, now that the cat is out of the bag. Don't break what isn't fixed!