Has anyone noticed that characters in beta2 are less competent than beta1?

I hadn't particularly. I thought they were pretty comparable. Care to elaborate?

Far fewer skills at character generation being the most noticable

DH2.1 character began with:

Acrobatics
Deceive
Evade
Intimidate
Navigate
Stealth
Survival

DH 2.2 character starts with:


Acrobatics
Deceive
Dodge
Stealth