@7d7 ...
Question: Presuming this suggestion would be implemented ... what exactly would be stoping you from taking none and play exactly as you want? O_o
Not sure what your point is. I would like to play as a giant death robot (aka GDR) with 20 in all stats and heavy Armor proficiency. I really have this fantasy of steamrolling content, something missing in the boring and 5e.
If giant death robots are in game what would prevent you from not using them?
=> Some people are asking for additions (and that's okay), however it is legitimate to question the necessity of such request when core 5e content precisely mirroring that request (variant human) have yet to be implemented.
I think it is fair to have GDR/variant everything as suggestion once we are 90% there is core content. Which we are not.