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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Salamandyr" data-source="post: 6361224" data-attributes="member: 40233">Assuming point buy, actually the +2 to one stat, +1 to another gives almost exactly the same benefit as +1 to all stats, assuming you want a 16 in the stat that you get a +2 in.  When a race gets +2 to two stats, the human loses all advantage.No one's ever going to start with higher than a 16 using point buy; there's no benefit to a 17.  The +2 just makes getting a 16 cheaper than +1 does.For instance, let's compare a high elf wizard to a human wizard.  (best case scenario for human).  His array might look like: 16 Int (9 points)14 Dex (4 points)14 Con (7 points)12 Wis (4 points)10 Cha (2 points)9 Str (1 point)A human could have16 Int (9 points)14 Con (5 points) 14 Dex (5 points)14 Wis (5 points)12 Cha (3 points)8 StrIn this case the human has a mild advantage on stats; +1 to wisdom & charisma rolls relative to the elf.  His opportunity cost is that he loses the weapon proficiencies, the skill proficiency in perception, a language, and a cantrip.   Are a +1 to your 4th and 5th most important stats better than all that stuff?  I guess anyone can judge.</blockquote>