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I remember reading somewhere that they'll tell us how to save/import our current character designs to 2.0. I wouldn't worry too much.
As proof I'm on your side though, I also am incredibly attached to my character. When I heard the new engine would render us a bit different, I panicked. I love the way Llen looks and I absolutely do not want to lose any ounce of her. We'll be fine though, I'm sure of it.
I think you're missing what many of these people mean. We as returning players have the "option" of redesigning our characters come 2.0, it's not going to be that we HAVE to change them. ie what we look like now will be the same in 2.0, with new engine limitations aside of course. So they're saying if you're really THAT bothered by it, you can go beyond that and take some screen shots.
Because when you think about it, all the choices you made for your look are literally saved in the data.
Thought i read somewhere that you have up to 6 months to undergo your changes to character appearance which if true means you start out as your original character by default.