First off, my apologies if this has been posted previously.
I have not been a big proponent of how TES:O seems to be shaping up, but I just got linked to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSxWEh-4FBg#at=11 by DFValroth where he interviews Isarii from Tamriel Foundry about character building. It is about 25 minutes long, but is a great discussion with a little speculation thrown in for good measure
This is referencing Isarii's article on Tamriel Foundry found http://tamrielfoundry.com/2013/06/build-a-build-workshop/.
I found watching this video that if I stopped thinking "Elder Scrolls Online" and instead thought "typical generic MMO", I am truly impressed with what Zenimax Online is doing. I am still unsure about this game, but this video sparked my interest again