good point ..but still... I seldom saw people play with Gnomes in my life.
In 2nd edition rules, when I played mostly, Gnomes had to be Illusionists, could not dual class and had level restrictions.
This time, the options are more balanced, even being a Human can be min-max...
it seems choices are more about personal preferences and less about choosing powers and abilities.
I chose a character I thought was suited to this mind-flayer psychic-related storyline...with a background within Underdark habitat..but yes..you can see the min-max aspect of the Deep Gnome Wizard too
