If you want to fight, STR/DEX is definitely the way to go.. just don't forget some VIT as well unless you want to be a glass cannon.
Unless you plan on focusing on magic, I would advice against putting much pts in INT/PIE/MND, no matter what your race starts with. I picked Keeper because I like the look and feel of the race, and even though they were clearly the more magey Miqo'te, I'm not gonna use much magic. It's just starting stats, it doesn't really mean much. It's more of a Min/Maxing thing.
That said, you can put some pnts in MND at least so you're more resistant to magic (M.Def.).
Elemental are...
- Strengths and Weaknesses: How strong you are with that element (especially useful to Conjurer, but also to Glad for Fire Lotus, Pugi for the Earth-based attack, and possibly others I don't know about) and how resistant you are to an elemental attack of that type.
- Influences on shard gain: I'm not sure how significant the influence is, but it's there. You're more likely to gain shards of the type of your highest Element stats.
Unless you plan on focusing on magic, I would advice against putting much pts in INT/PIE/MND, no matter what your race starts with. I picked Keeper because I like the look and feel of the race, and even though they were clearly the more magey Miqo'te, I'm not gonna use much magic. It's just starting stats, it doesn't really mean much. It's more of a Min/Maxing thing.
That said, you can put some pnts in MND at least so you're more resistant to magic (M.Def.).
Elemental are...
- Strengths and Weaknesses: How strong you are with that element (especially useful to Conjurer, but also to Glad for Fire Lotus, Pugi for the Earth-based attack, and possibly others I don't know about) and how resistant you are to an elemental attack of that type.
- Influences on shard gain: I'm not sure how significant the influence is, but it's there. You're more likely to gain shards of the type of your highest Element stats.