Hello.. looking to start a new Warrior on Lockjaw and I notice the huge difference in starting stats say between a Gnome and an Ogre. Gnome: 70 Str 105 End Ogre: 147 Str 150 End So as I level up and get gear do these vast differences in starting stats make a big difference gamewise on ability to tank (let's assume the same person is behind both races.. would they notice a difference in the 2 races as a tank if everything else was the same)?
Low levels, without defiant gear the ogre is built for melee combat and also has the advantage of not being stunable by hits from the front. Later on, with gear that has enough stats to max out, not so much. There is some adjustment that can be made to starting stats, so if no gear is available to help, minor changes can be made.
The AAs for frontal stun immunity come in during the 60s (so PoP expansion or later). Defiant comes in much later for TLP servers. However, if you pay just a little attention to getting the right gear to even out your stats, there will be no real other differences by the time you are 60. General received wisdom is to max out your stamina, and make sure that at least agility is 75 or over (to overcome a low level penalty to AC).
