At first I too hated that D:OS 2 came with presets,but ever since I started my small vlogging series called "review of companion presets" (links in signature) I discovered that the presets are very fun and challenging puzzles for players who are past their first playthrough,but requires some more polishing.
My favorite example is that of the Inquisitor - a spec I hate to this day due to it's overly deceptive description on how it is supposed to function and how horribly the starting skills interact with the starting weapon, but when you gain a party member with whom to swap weapon sets around,they become pretty fun.
For the purpose of this example,let's assume we recruit the Red Prince as a fighter, who's base stat line begs for a staff.With a dwarven Inquisitor and weapon set from the Red Prince,you transform the dwarf into a competent fighter,while the Red Prince functions as a .... paladin of sorts.
There are other puzzles in this game,though not as forward as the one above and changing 1 preset can screw up at least 4 possible party compositions within the game.
