1. The "such a generic guy you people!" teasing was very light-hearted in nature. With all respect, I think it's ridiculous to take it in any way seriously.
2. Like others said, it's EA. There are more races to come.
3. Don't underestimate how much work it is to create a race. It's not just model/animations. It's fitting all dialogues/interactions to account for the race. Imagine every game aspect reacting properly to a race that's commonly seen raiding villages. It would be a massive undertaking.
4. It's not just your typical humans, dwarves and elves with the occasional halfling. We also have tieflings, githyanki(!) and drow (ok, technically elves, but still). I think the race choice is very good for EA, it includes both bog-standard and exotic.
