Variant Human was a bit of a crutch for min-maxers, but it wasn't overly powerful, it just let you frontload a bit more than other races. No reason not to have this available IMO.
Half-elves on other other hand got HALF of what elves had for the trade off of an extra attribute point and a couple skills. Larian already took the skills away and forced the SCAG alternate rules on them. This update just bonked them on the head and drove them underground. They don't even get either skill proficiency from their half races, and skills were one of their stand out traits before.
Larian, "Let's give Half-elves the worst parts of their parents and THEN take away their bonuses and throw them out the window."
I just can't with this nerf.
