[Vinx]

I realize there are always min-maxers if you give racial bonuses, but those folks will max on just class if that's all that's available...why rob the rest of us of the chance to come up with imaginative combos? It is nice to have individuality and an intersection of class/race that others cannot achieve. I'm all for less restriction on the combos, it's something many of us have liked since the days of D&D -- if someone want to be an ogre wizard, let em!
It's the game developer's call though--a large segment of the gameplaying public is going to end up playing archetype race/class combos no matter what else is available, even if the main effect of race is just roleplay/aesthetic. Call it the curse of Drizzt or something... the dark elf fixation will always exist.
Cheers,
-Vinx