Will head start characters be wiped upon Feb 2 release?

that will kind of defeat the point of a head start....

no it will not

No.. The whole reason for the head start is just that.. A head start before game officially launches.. You keep everything.

thank you. I know on open beta they do, thought i'd check.

Hmm, wipe the heads after head start ? :p

If that were the case I think 'set-back' rather than 'head-start 'would be a more appropriate name for it ...

How do you define a "head start"?

Nah, it's a headstart - So you'll get a headstart to all of those who start on the 2nd Feb.

The entire game will be like Groundhog Day every few days it gets wiped and we get to do the same missions all over again

That'd be terrible...