It just seems really difficult, to me, to create a character with "heroic" status when you are using the point buy system. The way my group usually plays the game, we are hero's and in such case, are generally exceptional to normal people. There is such a thing as too much power, however, we generally keep up a pretty good balance. (In the game I am running, the party is now 4th level and the only magical stuff they have found is 4 rings of resistance + 1 and a longsword +1. however, most of the other weapons are masterwork. I know I am stingy huh?)