So, since this was the last chance I’d get (so far) to help with any pre-testing, I went ahead and pre-ordered on Friday.
First thing I did was roll a Charr Revenant and tackle the new Story instance, because Story is what I love most about a game nowadays (other than helping others – but you didn’t enable that Mastery track in the Beta). And OMG, that was a great experience. Was very nice to hear the PC actually be a talking actor within the story, helped a lot more with the immersion. I even survived the whole thing (despite fumbling around for the first time on a Rev) without even being Downed – though got close once or twice.
But it all crashed, hard, at the end sequence. I won’t spoil much, but I wanted to box Bram’s ears and shout “you just witnessed all that from me – why are you surprised??!?”
And this is the big disconnect I was concerned about. How is a starting, L1 Rev going to fit in the existing Personal/Living Story, before the HoT content? It’s going to be at least reasonable on the other races, but as a Charr? Its going to feel somewhat off, even a bit paradoxical for most of his/her startup.
Unfortunately, I’m having a hard time coming up with a solution here that’s still easy. Input is appreciated.
Roy, can you add some insight to the design here? I know for Story’s Sake, you had to choose one of the racial mentors as Revenant’s ‘face,’ and after experiencing its mechanics firsthand, I think Rytlock was the right choice. But was any thought given as to what would happen with future Revenants in the old story, particularly for the Charr ones? I can certainly understand most of the possible reasoning behind this, but would prefer a definitive answer anyway. 
I like to view MMOs through the lazy eye of a Systems Admin, and the critical eye of a
Project Manager. You’ve been warned. ;-)