What's everyone's beef with custom chars? They seem to act as if they know everything about the characters before they've even been created! BlackFlame claiming that they'd be really powerful, enforcer claiming that it would ruin the "DBZ Feel". The team has 100% creative control in that department. It would be very simple to create a character with abilities and looks and everything that is needed to make is DBZesque. If I could draw for beans, I could do it myself (not that I have any right to as this is not my mod). My point is that all it takes is some creativity to create a character that fits a particular theme, and that's something this team has in spades. They won't do it in a bad way, I assure you. Just an example (borrowing from Gohan's idea) have a new villain like Frieza, etc. And have another char that is supposed to rival him. Perhaps introduce a new species to the unviverse (I'd say something from the future coming back in time but that seems a bit too Cell Saga or GT or whatever. I don't watch the show.)
In any case, custom characters will be done in a good way. Being against custoim characters would be like being against the introduction of new characters besides the ones originally in DB. Like saying "Akira Torimaiya is a fool for creating XXXXX (whatever character) because he wasn't in the original!" The bottom line is this mod needs to grow. And frankly, I bet the team gets sick of working with the same characters all the time. I know I would.
-Karrde-