Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General What's the appeal of humans?

Coupling the human race with using polearms is ridiculous. Elves + bows makes some sense at least. All humans learning to fight with halberds and using leather armor does not. This idea clearly comes from gameplay devs because it doesn't make any narrative sense. You can tell Larian's development is very "systems run the show", i.e. systems team probably doesn't need to run things by the writing team because haphazard ideas like this tend to end up in a build. Writers to the rescue, please.

Not to mention Halberds and Light Armor are a dead racial ability to a lot of classes. The classes that might use them, get them from their class anyway. It's just a terrible design.

The human cultures are the most varied out of all races so choice makes sense. A proficiency choice, or a feat choice. I would prefer a feat choice over getting extra skills or proficiencies, because a feat can also be used for skills or proficiencies.

edit: Perhaps they did make a feat that gives you Light Armor and Polearm proficiencies? And the PC was a Monk who picked that because it's actually useful? That would be cool.
edit2: Ok I checked the video and humans do have a racial ability icon where you can clearly see a Spear and Armor. So no. All humans are Spartan I guess. They really have to change that nonsense before release.