This could be a little off-topic, but I suppose it's similar.

Considering it seems that the current players who are subscribed are not entitled to beta access when the time comes, is it possible for SE in the meantime to release some sort of character creation, like what PSO2 did, for those who didn't get in then? At least to bide us some time and to mess around with it so we're not locked on the character creation screen for hours at launch.

I'm speaking for myself, but I take my sweet time when it comes to customization. I want my character to look awesome, so if there's any way to prefire their looks before launch so that the only thing I can reference is the completed model I did on the character creation program, that'll be dandy. I'm not talking about transferring, just being able to know what to choose when retail hits and not banging your head on the wall not having a clue on what race/gender/class/etcetc to go by.

Besides, it could also work as a treat for those interested in 2.0. Like, instead of the proposed benchmark, let it be a benchmark AND character creator.