xorq wrote:
5895 - L70 tauren warrior.
5604 - L70 undead warrior.
difference = 291hp = 29 stamina.
That's more difference than having or not having an enchant, or a socket.
But, in PvP, there's 2 kinds of races: Those that have WotF and those that don't. Besides, there's something greatly humourous about using cannibalize in moments when people least expect it. :P
Well... You're completely forgetting the tauren racial. I don't know where you get those numbers from...
An Undead warrior starts with 1 less stamina than a tauren warrior. That's 10 HP less (or, if from tauren perspective 10.5 HP more). They both get the same stats while gaining levels, only that taurens, due to their racial, get 10.5 HP from +1 stam, and the undead 10 HP, like the rest of the world.
So, starting stats don't make any difference end-game. Racials, however, do. If two warriors have the exact same gear, one tauren and one undead, the undead is on 12k HP. The tauren will have 600 HP more. This is the same with buffs, so if the undead has 15k HP raid buffed, the tauren will have 15 750. Now that makes a difference. Then, if the tauren has 10.5 more HP than the undead from starting stats... big deal.