It's not origin characters themselves that I don't like, it's that if they're going to have them then Larian should be up front about it. Just say "hey, you're going to have a more immersive experience playing as an Origin character, that is what we designed to give you the best experience, but if you want to roleplay a blank slate then that's an option too." Right now it feels likt they want to say the Origin's are bonuses, but that doesn't really hold water when you get more origins and each origin has a unique experience you can't get with a custom character.
Oh no, I get you, my bad.
Me personally I can't stand them, the concept of them ticks me off because they come at a cost. A company doesn't have infinite resources, and the resources that went into making their story in "first person" to make them all playable could have gone towards Custom character, thats how i see it. The origins come with their own dialogue, quests, but that's not the main thing that bothers me, its the fact that they feel like they belong in the world.
Custom characters don't. That was an issue in OS2 and its the same here, like...why was i there when i got abducted? It's like my character appears out of thin air, they have no story until the game starts, compare that to every other CRPG where even the most "blank" character has atleast something to make them feel like they used to be of this world.
