In Guild Wars 2, each race has 5 racial skills (equitable in the skill slots not tied to your weapon attacks) but they either have very long cooldowns, incredibly weak damage, or both. While it's a fun bit of flavour to use while leveling, the devs nerf them heavily if they even slightly look like they might become useful in group content to prevent any race from become more meta than the others.

Having to compromise on playing the character you want to play or risk being at a disadvantage doesn't sound fun, so I'd prefer no combat racial skills/passives. I'd prefer armour inspired by the different cultures of the races instead, or more unique emotes (like /dance).