You guys just kind of stated my point; if someone else can work with a character despite their shortcomings, then I'm more inclined that some people just get frustrated and give up too easily and call their character trash rather than just work with what they got and try to make the best of it.
Now granted, Arcsys' balance also plays a role here....seriously, who thought it was a good idea to give Hazama's chains a million years of stun despite SMP.