The removal of player customization is very disappointing. I'm not looking forward to having to specifically breed many kobolds just to get the appearance that I want.
The other changes seem pretty cool however. Gonna try them out soon.
EDIT: I had misunderstood and believed player customization was gone entirely. It's not nearly as bad as I was expecting. The overall game itself is also quite good, I like the changes since the last public build a few months ago.