Is it still needed? The various races seem much more balanced than they were in the past for combat, but I think giants are perceived as a poor choice now due to the poor learning rates. Some are now going as far as to say they are useless compared to int/dex builds (shamans/warriors), though I rather think it is less of an imbalance as it once was. Removing the penalty to low int learning rates might tip them closer together again.

Can we have a base learning rate for all races now that stats are more balanced in other ways?