I'm not opposed to implementing racial feats. (although unlike @sangsang2 I hated DOS2's elves and, well, the rest of that world come to think of it) But you should implement a slew of feats before considering taking away the ability score increases; give before you take.
This is a very good point. I can understand that the amount of distinguishing features per race is simply not enough for a lot of people to feel like each race really has its own identity, and just removing ASI could exacerbate the feeling. I would argue that ASI is an awkward patchwork covering for a deeper problem and we'd all be better off without it in the end, but I suppose that's a matter of preference.
Either way, this discussion has been quite interesting and eye-opening to me so far. I expected different opinions of course, but it really surprised me to see this much backlash against something I've personally had only positive experiences with.
