1. The 'origin stories' character creation style: this is not how any of the BG games worked - it's how DoS worked. The emphasis should be on custom creation of the PC, so that you feel you are beginning your very own story. To some extent that feeling is an illusion, but it's an important one.
Personally never used them in DOS2 and never will. But if there are people out there who prefer these premade characters I dont see the problem. Except maybe that the Origin characters *also* functions as NPCs for your party. Its a wierd concept.
