Going back on character data transfers, is it safe to assume that, it is quite possible that whatever character(s) we play as on the PC beta will be the vessel/placeholder of our "reborn" character(s)? I can't think of any possible way for race/gender/name change to work unless this is the case, which is kind of cool.

Also, keep in mind that if the 1.0 servers shutdown and the 2.0 beta starts, and going what I said above, you're basically playing your character from scratch until the transfer is complete. That shouldn't be a big deal, if you really think about it.

Just a speculation.