It's a pity.
"Not optimal" does not mean "unbalanced". And it certainly does not mean "not viable for anything".
I play as main an elf as Strength/Int based Necro/Hydro/Poly/Warfare with one-handed weapon and shield. Because I like the elf. Although he is far from "optimal". The bonus in Finesse is a bit a waste, and I need two additional attribute points in Wits to get him on the initiative level of my humans. This is about 4 levels behind in other attributes where my humans can give points in.The racial is of no great use because with the hit to Constitution I blow my shield away.
So what? It is not a game breaker and you can choose another race if you like to min/max. You say you don't like to min/max, but calling slight differences "unbalanced" because they are "not optimal" smells a lot like min/maxing.
