How many of you guys want to customize your character stats, such as class, outlook, etc etc in the beginning of the game or are is it ok if there is just "some" guy.

Ok. So in generally it is good to have adjustable character..

In respect to the rules of D&D, changing class is not a option for humanoid and mixed breed characters (i.e. elves, dwarves, half-orc, half-elven, etc. etc.). Likewise humans do not have the ability to be multi-classed characters.
In any event if you introduce changing classes in your RPG I suggest you impose restrictions and/or penalties for doing so. If not the changing classes bit will probably get out of hand and/or abused for convenience, power and/or can lead to ruined campaigns.

3rd addition changed lots of stuff, but most of the core and original stuff is partly intact.
Multi-Classed and dual-classed character rules are the same.
But that can't stop a DM from granting a player a wish, but usually a good DM would veer from that, impose severe penalties, and/or make an example out of him/her to show the rest of the campaign that he isn't f***ing around.

No because it is in the rules and they are fine:
Humans: Dual-Class capable
Humanoids: Multi-Class capable
I am against going against the rules for personal gain, advantage, or to hinder a campaign. But everything comes down to the DM and how well he can handle the world and the players.

My god, the lot of you are arguing about AD&D rules.

They're rules.
Go read them.

I like 1 main a character that has unique stats and develops throughout the game. I don't like generic characters, or even a group of characters that you can choose from before you start the game. That's just because I like a game that has a plot, and characters that grow and change based on the plot.

guys with random stats going through missions isn't all that exciting. There has to be a reason why his magic sucks, or his weapons are weak, and then the plot takes him though that.

Morrowind gives you a lot of freedom to choose. You can choose almost everything about you...

OT: The sequel is coming soon. I cant wait, so good graphics, gameplay....

Huh? Please explain... what do you mean by positions?

Depends on the weapon. Weapon ranges should be listed somewhere in the equipment guide in the player's handbook. I think you can more or less assume that the range is given well enough by the length of the weapon.

We usually use a hexagonal grid with pawns on it when we do battles, and for melee range we just let one character be in range if they're on adjacent hexes. Works quite well enough. If there is a problem, I just either decide if something can or cannot be hit (depending how compassionate I am with regard to my players) or just throw some dice to make up my mind.

Well, it's not something you should feel you should do. It's a very different game, mostly. To me, pen&paper dungeons&dragons is about having fun with a bunch of people and thinking of what sort of quest and puzzles you want them to solve (I once had tremendous fun running my players through a magical maze with anti-periodic boundaries).
At least as far as I'm concerned, the emphasis is more on roleplaying your character than about getting that next quest or advancing that level - which makes it very different from a computer game.

Well, most of the dice rolling is done by the DM anyway. You get used to it though... we used to take a long time resolving combat at first, but now it moves rather quickly.
Besides, it's quite fun to see your players turn pale in situations like `ah... so you enter that dark room? Ok, lets see how dexterous you really are. Give me 1d20.'

With games like D&D (and other pen&paper type games), the main point of it is roleplaying. You play the role of your character (when you talk to your friends next to you, it's usually as the character, unless the game is on hold or you specify it's out-of-character (OOC)). You go through the quests with your playing partners as your character. Whereas most computer games, the point is to control your character to get him/her/it through the game.