While I prefer to play a custom character, I actually worry more about developer efforts to make my character "special" conflicting with my concept of the character than I do about them not feeling special enough. More hairstyles and clothing would be welcome, but I prefer to define my character via their choices in-game. Of course, tied to those preferences is my expectation that I'll only play the game solo. If my character didn't get to make all the choices, I might well welcome the option to play a more pre-defined origen character--and might find it more fun if the other players played origen characters rather than blank-slate Tavs.