Is it game over if you can't design your own character?

Because the superhero genre attracts both people who like designing comicbook characters and people who are fans of existing icons, Marvel Heroes' implementation of playable Marvel characters has had a polarizing effect on gamers. "People will not want to be like the characters; they want to be the characters," declared one of our commenters back when the game was first announced. "As much as I love Captain America, Spiderman, and Wolverine... I'd not want to play them," mused another. You almost have to feel sorry for Gazillion: The studio can't please everyone.

So today we're wondering which side you take in the debate. Would you rather play the real thing than play your own invention or a cheesy knockoff (after all, existing superhero MMOs are overflowing with Hulk, Iron Man, and Batman clones anyway)? Or do you agree with the Massively reader who posted that "the whole point of an MMO is to play your own creation"? Is it game over if you can't design your own character?

TH

Vindictus, which i mentioned in another post, only offers fixed characters that you can play as. Usually this is an issue for me as i'm a sucker for character creation, but i decided to let it slide and give it a go anyway. Well I made a good decision and really enjoyed it. I have to admit, when i'm looking to play an mmo, i always check on the races and classes and if their isn't enough variation for an individual character it puts me off a little, but i don't think i'd ever completely blank an mmo due to the lack of creation options. Having an individual looking character does make me feel better when I am playing, however due to how mmo's make every player the hero, going through the same plotlines, it's quite difficult to feel like an individual and that your actions are at all helpful, like they are in non-massively multiplayer RPGs.

Wouldnt say that, you couldnt do yours at all in D3, i'd say it is an alright game but anyway customization aint that really important tbh