I get what you mean, but I personally really love that feeling of growth. I would say it’s one of the primary markers of whether or not I’ll enjoy a game. It’s a big reason I play lots of MMOs and ARPGs, because I really enjoy character progression. I’d rather suffer as a bad wizard nerd for the first 20 hours for the payoff of being a badass grand magus for like the last third of the game, than start as a very powerful wizard who gets maybe one or two more spells throughout the game.