I always chuckle when i think of the "choice" between an origin character and a player made one.
"Would you like a super in-depth backstory origin character with awesome dialogue, looks and connections to the entire story written in??!! OR would you like a bland, boring no backstory character with generic cusomization with no connection at all to the story? :("
You may see it that way, and that's fine. I choose to be more positive and see the player character/Tav/OC/whatever as a blank-slate character to which you bring your imagination and your own backstory - just like to any DnD game. You make it up when you start playing (choosing your background), or you make it up as you go along (roleplay). You are saying you don't want to use Origin characters that are pre-written and pre-integrated into the story - but you don't like NOT having a pre-written pre-integrated character? So, which is it?
Plus, Patch 5 adding the background story Inspiration quests is helping to flesh out your character each time - it's not just a stat boost at character creation anymore, it DOES connect them to the overall story.
