I'm slightly disappointed that the new hairstyles are primarily just the hairstyles from other races, but I'm fine with this for now since they have plans to add more and you will be able to change it later. I tried a few of them but they just didn't feel right, possibly because I am already accustomed to seeing them on other races. The color options, sliders, and new toggles are great, and I actually got a little overwhelmed at the amount of variety compared to the previous betas. I really like the black/dark colored ear accents on the male Miqote but it appears to be missing from most of the newer hairstyles. I wonder if that was intentional?
I wish there was a way to easily reset a specific setting back to the default setting. The 'Previous' and 'Current' functions don't seem to be very helpful.
I settled on the character name Kuro Murakami (will be using a different forename at launch). I started in Ul'dah as a Pugilist to try out the class modifications and for a change of scenery. I plan on going THM/BLM for launch but PUG/MNK will be my second or third job after GLA/PLD or CON/WHM. It was raining in Ul'dah so it seems like dynamic weather is in. Yes! Loving the new theme. I was hit with a wave of nostalgia as the original music was playing on the way in. It made me feel kind of weird and brought back a lot of feelings about how much I hated 1.0 (spent a lot of time in Ul'dah... lol).
Sadly, I had to drag myself away from the keyboard and head to work. I'll be stuck here for about 8 hours but I'm going to be playing this all night and weekend. Can't wait!