Didn't see this anywhere else, but I accidentally figured out a way to view your character in the menus, without any real effort.

Put the camera in third person and face whichever way you want to view, then enter the menus. It's a static shot with menus covering it, but you can still easily see how gear looks on your character.

Maybe this is already old news. I just realized it and thought I'd share.

Good shout, didn't think of that.

That's what I've been doing. The inventory is designed to do this, notice how it keeps your character in focus when you press 'I'.

I can see it now, "View self in menu DLC $5.99".

Wow, thanks! I was wondering that.

I'll move this to CHS as it's a "hint" - but a useful one

Haven't played yet, game should arrive today, but I still don't understand why they took that out, at least have it optional. I usually play in first person view and the menus was pretty much the only place I got to see my characters. Even for those who play in third person view, I guess it's important to them how the character looks with the outfit ect ... kind of weird having to resort to a trick to get to see it.

Anyways, thanks for the hint!

There is not a way in the menu, but all you have to do is move a little your mouse wheel to 3d person (of press F), and move the mouse with the weapons sheated, and the camera turns around your character. But you have to have the weapons sheated, if you have them unsheated the camera turns from behind the character because you are suposedly in combat.

You're technically right, but what I meant was this is a workaround. If you do what you said and then enter the menus, equipped items will be loaded as you select them. You can use this as a clunky preview for whatever, instead of equipping and exiting the menus over and over just to see your character.