I want to make and play my own character (one of the reasons I don't like The Witcher), but I want to deal with strong NPC characters.
Reasonable view.
But if there is no difference between yours character and NPC characters, do you really have your own character? It seems to me that pre-created characters are more "main characters" then your custom made character. They have a detailed story and quests, you have nothing. This is main problem in Original Sin 2.
I dunno man, a bunch of books don't actually have a main character, but a cast of characters and they are still entertaining. A Song of Ice and Fire comes to mind, as well as the Malazan Book of the Fallen.
Only a few authors are able to write a book without the main character (Asimov Isaac was able to do that) and I expected someone to mention A Song of Ice and Fire. But do not mistake the very detailed side characters with main characters. A Song of Ice and Fire has three main characters (John, Daenerys and Night king) and whole story is based on these three characters.
