what are you really missing at the end of the day?
Sorry to cut such a long post down to a single line, normally I would address more than one point in a post at a time. In this case, however, I do want to focus on this, because I do think there are people that agree with this sentiment; the belief that if you're so overwhelmed with options already, what difference does a few more matter?
I have an answer to this, and it's been a point of concern of mine since BG3 started getting gameplay videos. What's lost here is legitimate roleplay of a custom character, to some degree. Not because it's worse than other games, but because it's worse than an origin you can play as.
I fear that custom characters will boil down to "Blank Slate Character ### Class/Race/Background, Voice 3 of 6, Male." Meanwhile, every origin gets to have a tailored experience, and you could have chosen to be one of them, even if you were really hoping to get a full experience as a custom roleplay character. I know this point has been beaten to death, but it's incredibly important to my enjoyment of the game. I'm sure I'm not the only one with a similar feeling.
I've put forth a lot of unheard ideas out there, from limiting origin dialogue options to things that are true to the origin's personality to outright removing the ability to play as them. But they're unpopular ideas, and for good reason - limiting player choice sucks ass, and taking away an expected feature does too. But I struggle to think of another way to make a custom character feel like more than a husk of a protagonist.
