I don't mind the randomness so much. After all the designed characters I've seen, where not a single die is rolled during the entire creation process, It's a cool change.
Since there are mechanics to allow a character to pretty much move into any basic career eventually, it's kind of a neat way to reflect the less heroic side of the game. Your PC isn't some larger than life, epic type. He's a shmoe. A dead shmoe if he isn't careful.
OTOH, I'd say it would probably be OK to just let folks pick their first career if you wanted. The point is to have fun after all.
PS- The more I think about the new WH, the more I'd like to run or play it. My current group is just getting into the groove on a Savage Worlds fantasy game set in the old D&D world of Mystara, so I don't want to change gears on them. Not to mention the fact that they aren't the "Grim & Gritty" type of players. Oh well, maybe I'll try to do an online game or something.
