Life is a game, this is your strategy guide 12 years ago
As soon as I saw the picture of the sample players, and the "ladies magnet" bit I thought of..
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/straight-white-male-th...
Hidden handicaps can hinder some level progression (like jobs, social acceptance) may really frustrate some players. No mention of the luckless that spawn in unfortunate terrain/hostile environments.
Compared to similar players I feel like I need to level grind more than those that spent the same amount of time on it. And that's how I discovered the game is not balanced, which is sometimes rather depressing.