I think they said that they're going to let the 1.0 characters have skill trees too, but they will be smaller. So the old characters will be able to have cooler powers.
Also in one of the Merida pics it shows her mother as a bear townsperson and her mother normally. And in the background the cottage looks really nice to place a door on and make an interior for it. Can't wait to make a medieval village where u can go in every house!
so excited!