Why would you gimp your character purposely though just because the developers made an unbalanced game?
I think people expect a challenging game in D:OS, if that is not warranted because of an easily abusable oversight, I think something is wrong with the game design, not with the player who tries to optimize his characters in order to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.
I would be interested to know if the OP played in Hard or Normal mode?
I am afraid I don't have an opinion yet as to whether or not the game is unbalanced, simply due to the sheer number of ways a character can be designed, perks and abilities chosen, etc. Clearly, some abilities and perks are more overpowered then others.
I would imagine there will be quite a few tweaks in store, and with the modding community, a variation created that would make the game far more challenging for the more hardcore amongst us.
