melee / tank / cata = fast lvls then top it off with a pass
(some reason people hate tanking with samurai/etc melee chars because they dont want to buy plate armors since leather armors with stats are cheaper)
this is what i do with my melee chars:
try this build next time, its a mix of inputting stats but hey it helps for me, instead of going all into ones stats and focusing on buying one specific stat item
the goal of any melee chars are 120-130dex, how to get to 120dex? easy i use this to guide me, str in the beginning to guide u toward the low lvls with decent dmg while dex in mid to boost the crit, while building to max ur dmg with str in the end
initiative points (+10): 5vit/5dex ( u can even ignore the vit if u are going to cata cause ull still get decent life without adding points into vit)
1-31: all str
32-55: all dex
55+: all str
by the time u hit in the mid 30s u should have a thought about adding up ur high lvl gears to see how many dex u need in order to get in the 120s
gears: weapon the higher ee the better ( if u want fast lvls i recommend the catacombs while equipping a decent (the higher the ee/ the higher the lvl the better it is) sword/club so people wont be talking smack about ur dmg)
armor: +str (30+ recmmended) ( u can do the other way around like str charm/ dex armor) (plate mail recommended for samurai/pally/etc char that can equip these armors)
charm: +dex (30+ recommended)