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Originally Posted by David Johansen
The problem with escalating stat closts is that it creates optimal builds and break points in the game. It also makes the accounting trickier as an elf ends up paying five points less for a 14 than a human does.
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That's how 3E did things and it ended up giving many races a major point benefit. And when you were playing campaigns where racial bonus stats weren't a thing, it also turned into a case of watching carefully how you wanted to spend points and avoiding certain breakpoints if possible.
This is one thing I'm very happy was left behind when 4E was released.