I agree. That's probably why there's a quest in the game that allows you to increase any stat by one, even before you reach level 4 (or shortly after). In the long run, the differences between the races are minimal.
The quest stat increase is always available to your character, which means it's no different from any other ASI - if you were behind, you'll remain behind. A minimal difference is huge if it affects the one stat that your class relies on most.
Originally Posted by Edvin Black
But the funny thing is that according to Larian, the most played race is "human male". It seems that players value immersion and roleplay value more than min-maxing their stats.
I wasn't talking about min-maxing, but about not being below curve. Humans are coincidentally very good at that regardless of class since they can start with a 16 in anything, so those who chose them had little to complain about. Anything less starts you off weaker than your companions, which feels bad. But I concede that lots of people probably don't care about that...
Besides, the "male human fighter" is always the most played thing in every game. Lots of people simply skim through character creation, end up playing the game for an hour or so but still contribute to statistics.
