Character Creation - 2 traits or 1 "limited" feat

[LuceTheBard]

A house rule I've been considering is to allow the players to trade in their 2 traits for 1 feat from a limited selection. Here's the wording for this rule:

At creation, you can choose two traits like normal, or pick one feat you qualify for from the following list:

Weapon Finesse
Weapon Focus
Eschew Materials
Quick Draw
Point Blank Shot
Dodge
Shield Focus
Combat Casting
Mounted Combat

I wanted to pick feats that are useful but may not have a lot of power behind them. Feats that don't scale up (like Power Attack), feats that can provide a minor boost but not "make or break" a character build. Ideally these feats can be taken at first level and have no other feat prerequisites.

I want to get your input and maybe suggestions for character creation feats that I may have missed or left out.

[overchill42]

I would suggest using the +2/+2 skill feats and maybe some like Combat Casting and Eschew Materials. I would be leery of using combat feats, but that's just me.

More generally, give away fluffy or non-optimizable feats instead of something useful. Just a thought.

[HappyDaze]

In my current game, I've offered the Cosmopolitan Feat in place of the two starting Traits. One character opted to take it.

[Weables]

Improved Initiative seems reasonable here, considering there are traits for the same thing (half power, you get the idea)