I agree that in almost every MMO people tend "to go with the crowd" leaving most character creation kinda pointless. But that doesn't mean I want to have the choice ripped from me. Besides the answer to "cookie cutter" seems to make it more cookie cutter. Is my character roughly the same as everybody else minus a few melding load outs?

ESO, GuildWars 2, heck even Star Trek Online I like feeling my decisions have weight and I at least have some degree of difference between the masses. This game gives you all these wonderful choices just to find out at the end of the day none really matter. Race leads to a 1% end game difference, Birth/Moon 0.5%, Skill None, Class None, who knows maybe they will remove the stat changes in materia next update - the only way to determine victory is a rock-paper-scissors type load out with gear? Bleh Here is hoping for a Realm Re-Re Born... =/ Sadly because I've spent $120 on this for me and my wife, I should have done my research.