Definitely a problem. It's all about Charisma, and on top of that they made it easy to dumb INT for classes which "need" it by giving you an item very early in the game. It's one reason why we have a big imbalance in which classes are taken. It's not like you need a high charisma class to play, but it makes it much more enjoyable. Like you say, Arcana History, Religion show up, but it's mostly for inconsequential additional roles.
