ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

I'm wondering with the release of a subclass that sounds like it requires fairly specific gear if there will be a retweak of loot tables to make more relevant loot drops for each character? That would be nice. It doesn't have to be as generous as something like Diablo 3's "smart loot" (~8...

I've reproduced this two times on "secondary" computers that I've logged on to: I download (windows/fuil), launch via launcher, log in to my profile at the in-game prompt, then go to New Game -- none of my race/class unlocks are available. I go back, log out via the link button on the menu...