Will we be able to veiw other friends characters somehow other than seeing them in person? Also what about half vampire/werewolf

i know theres going to be vampire, and maybe werewolf cause its north, and im not sure about the first thing

You should be able to see what your friends are doing by bringing up your friends list and if somebody was playing Skyrim you could bring up a spreadsheet of what character, stats and talent points they have.

I also wouldn't mind the Fable II orb approach without joining there game would be a nice alternative to having online co-op.

But i'm certain they wouldn't implement any of this.

This Saddens me :<