+1 I agree too. As a DnD player, I much prefer the bonuses too. It also helps to portray difficulty across the board in a standard way. Having a DC Charisma check of 1 because your character is good at it is misleading into thinking this character is easy to convince. A hard difficulty check, with big bonuses, portrays your characters proficiency in that skill much more clearly and to me is way more rewarding because you immediately understand that this check is supposed to be hard!
