I much prefer the origin characters to custom characters. I'd actually like to see them locked into a class as I consider the class to be part of their character - it seems weird to have such a fundamental aspect of who someone is be entirely mutable for otherwise fairly defined characters.
I still don't like character customization coming up in the middle of the game. For people that want it, I think you should just be able to create up to 4 custom characters right at the beginning and dial everything in from scratch. For people who don't want to do that, I'd like to see the origin characters locked into a class but maybe 2-3 other characters for hire with a random race/class each run; so you can't pick exactly what you want - you have to try to figure out a good combination from what's available. This feels more like stumbling into a world already in motion rather than having some kind of crazy wish fulfillment that just gives you whatever you want. The result is the same (or better) for customizers, but feels a lot better for people who are playing for story.
Last edited by grysqrl; 14/02/17 03:54 PM.