I don't doubt Juji's abilities in having/skipping some things different from other regions, but lately... the dos are far less inferior than the don'ts. So without an official announcement from him about the main class subject, it's just cruel to give people hope about this.
Homunculus (pets) are gonna need a fancy supply of your vitality bars for their creation, so don't worry, that vitality hit didn't came in that form, but it will come any way Waiting for those 1h and 24h creation cooldown potions on L2 Store
Well it's not like it's impossible to have a new character name with the name of your beloved current character. Just requires a few extra NCoins and coordination (I admit that now with the limited character creation days, it's not as easy, but clearly not impossible). No one cares about your char history but yourself and that is my whole point about that comment. Ultimately it's your decision I'm not forcing anyone to follow that. Just giving a valid alternative for those that don't want to wait on the impossible.