This looks and sounds more like XCOM than anything else. Xcom you basically play a nameless commander, choose an arena on the world map, and fight aliens on that map. There is zero personal story, and the only people you talked to were the specialists, that you only spoke with to upgrade your armor and weapons. I'm assuming the origin characters will basically feel the specialist role, while they offer you missions that unlock blank slate characters that fill the combat roles. That is honestly a step back from what DOS2 is/offers.
