Now take off your pants for me.

Late reply but... I'd be willing to give up at least 25-50% of the combat in exchange for more customization.

Ummm... let me understand what you're saying here. You'd like a prettier and more unique avatar that could actually do less in combat? As in less combat animations, a smaller selection of weapons and maneuvers in the game? Or less combat encounters in general?

Because if it's the former, I might be a bit baffled by the request but so be it. If it's the latter, then it's not a comparable thing at all... placing combat encounters is a use of resources that already exist, having less of them does not add time for the animators and artists to do more work.