They have essentially made it impossible to really break your character no matter what options you select.
That's an element of 4th edition rules, I think.
Yeah, it is supposed to be that way in 4th edition. All the character classes were supposed to have been mathematically balanced, and from what I've read they did a pretty good job at it. Neverwinter definitely departed from a straight representation of the pen and paper game, though, and I know they've been trying to tweak the balance. They buffed the Control Wizard after the initial beta weekends, for example, and nerfed the Devoted Cleric.