This is a role-playing game so identity is important and that is a part of your race’s and therefore your identity.
And it is reflected in the game play because you can only mix certain race traits with certain class abilities.
If I actually thought it would improve the overall game I would be all for it. But it’s the opposite. It is game breaking stuff.
And for what? To pander to people who don’t care about the game or the lore/story, only about having their whims indulged? I don’t see it as worth it.
I was being sarcastic with my post but the reality is that will be the next request. People are already crying for abilities another class has and one of their character’s classes doesn’t. It’s not much further down the road to ask everything be made the same, especially with the ongoing complaints about the lack of class balance; it would certainly be the most perfect and easiest way to balance them.
And requests like this prove player wouldn’t care as long as they could play what they wanted.