I thought about it last night, as I leveled up Shadowheart and saw that her "default" ASI was leveling strength +1 to 10 and Wisdom +1 to 17.

I feel like their current system is designed to make people realize the folly of their ways

What is the problem you are solving? Does your proposed change solve the problem? Is your change feasible? What else will be affected by your change? Will your change impact revenue? Does your change align with the goals and strategies of the organizations (Larian, WotC)?