This personally doesn't bother me but I have noticed people (I would assume min-maxers maybe?) are being driven absolutely mad by the racial stats. It seems irrational to most of us but i have to admit it clearly effects some people severely.
I know this is a dog whistle for "serious roleplayers" to pile on "stupid powergamers and minmaxers lol", but yes, wasted points that could otherwise serve my character bother me. Not so much with the racial abilities, because there's always a build out there that can make good use of them. Even a STR/DEX dwarf has good applications. That said I would prefer if racial abilities were just that--abilities--rather than passive bonuses designed to steer a character in one direction or another.
But I am bothered by the fact that if I want Red Prince to use a 2Hander instead of sword and board, or Loshe to use a staff instead of dual wands, I'm essentially wasting a skill rank. Even if that single skill rank is mostly meaningless in the larger picture, the inelegance of it bothers me.
Like it or not, D:OS was celebrated for many things, but most frequently the quality of its tactical combat. Some people enjoy exploring different effective character and party builds in that system, and wasted points because they're forced on you in a game that otherwise celebrates player freedom, are slightly frustrating.
