how should i allocate my stats on my fighter?

i see debates still going on about dex > str or str > dex for melee.

should i put 1 point in dex every 4 points in str or ?

hey devo.... feel free to pm me about anything slasher related, ill help to best of my ability. But as far as statting goes, it all depends on what weapons you will be using. The key to making it work really is acquiring all of the same weapons you need. But back to statting, different weapons receive bonus from different stats. I personally use swords, they are 90%str/10%dex...... meaning that 90% of a swords dmg bonus comes from str stats and 10% comes from dex. Now that being said, with swords you dont need to stat any dex, because unless you have some godly str items you arent gonna go over that 90/10 threshold. Daggers are the exact opposite, 90%dex/10%str. Axes are 50/50 so obviously you wanna keep your dex and str even or as close as possible. ummm well I COULDNT VIEW YOUR PROFILE BECAUSE GOOGLE CHROME DETECTED MALWARE. But if your just starting out, or still relatively new..... would be smart to take the first 10 it gives you and pump them into vita

actually swords are 75:25 str:dex (same result: all str for swords)

some vita isnt a bad idea especially if you have to go solo when you dont find a group... either get swords and ee armors + str charms or get dagger with ee armors (best scale/leather) + dex charms..
dagger is imo the best way to go.. you will need axes later on to be prepared for all melee classes (if you also buy dex robes).. going with swords is only easy for the first 3 classes.. later it is getting more complicated since you need more weapon sets total.
feel free to drop me a pm if you got any question

edit: i see you play hardcore.. so at least 75 vita is needed.. if not 90 for starters.. (some even go 100 vita)

This post was edited by ahs_darkhunter on Jul 15 2014 02:59pm

If you use swords or clubs, put all of your points into str (after getting at least 75 vita first).

Everyone pretty much answered your questions. Since you like Hardcore... you can make up your mind on Vitality.

75 minimum [Basically you want to have some decent Enhanced Effect Armors to help stay alive]
100 minimum [Just in case you can not fund/find decent Enhanced Effect Armors]
Note: Sometimes you can use armor without Enhanced Effect when it shows better defense on your character screen compared to a lower level one that you maybe using at the time.

This post was edited by izParagonzi on Sep 21 2014 10:46pm