i dont understand the whole idea of character customazation is this game. sure its fun and nice that other people see what you look like but it would be more fun if you could also see how you look. its kinda hard in fps game. so why make it? why not make this into overshoulder shooter?
whenever you're not in-game, you will see your character. In every menu screen, start screen, credits, whatever, your guy will be displayed nice and big for you to see, and you can even interact with him, like rotate him and stuff. Also, you will see your character in-game in certain situations, like when you die or are waiting for a medic.