Benchmark/Graphics Update - Show your WoL's before and after

I like the after for both my characters! I just need to figure it which one I want to use when the expansion is out...

https://i.imgur.com/2hST72z.png https://i.imgur.com/zoHl2nV.png

https://i.imgur.com/EKba9DN.png https://i.imgur.com/BRH7jpF.png

https://i.imgur.com/NOsUJgR.png

Some things that need simple fixes to make characters look less soulless...


1. Restore the catch lights!! This photo does not show it well because its a darker location, but the catchlights are not very visible in day light areas.
2. Lip shine (and in many cases hair shine) are very matte. Restore gloss/shine!
3. Skin tone or brightness felt overblown somehow (again in daytime areas).

Honestly that's about it. I think the rest works well!

Am i stupid or whats the key for making a screenshot? i cant use my controller and the usual "print" kinda gets ignored...? Or do we really have to use some software?

Anyways, for now, my lala mostly looks the same:
https://i.imgur.com/l3ToYjN.jpeg

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Originally Posted by Clover_Blake

The charisma is different and the softness is gone (._.)
These don't feel like my characters at all...

I'm crushed right now and don't know what I'll do...

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I feel the same way - lots of charming points are seemingly gone as if they lost their personality... but maybe 7.0 will be a good opportunity to start a new adventure with a new look

Off to the character creator!

https://i.postimg.cc/CM4vgZRJ/Screen...-14-152544.png
(look at him, he's already going bald - it's a sign :'))

Overall I like the change for my female midlander. The skin does look waxy in the character creator, but much better during the benchmark.

Before
https://i.ibb.co/FmFB2rQ/before.png

After
https://i.ibb.co/5kgBtGP/after.png

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Originally Posted by Revguri

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...f271d2be5caf1&

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I think your new character looks super elegant and pretty!

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Originally Posted by Embran

I really recommend people view their characters in the benchmark before you start sucking on your pistols.

I felt like mine didn't match at all in the creator then I ran her through the cutscene and it helped put a lot of my fears to rest. The lighting in the creator is too static and doesn't help.

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I have also given it a go in the benchmark and the few closeups we got they all looked nothing like my character to me. I did think the final shot was fairly close to the original compared to what I have seen before but it was probably because the weird new lips were not as visible due to the intense lighting.

Hair looks worse and absolute downgrade... has plastic texture, and colors have changed drastically on some hues, also some hairstyles now are less "fluffy" and more pointy/spiky... I hoped it would be literally the other way

Eyes look dead 99% of the time, light reflection is small and not enought, also they look uncannily "realistic" iris, but at the same time some got bigger eyes, fuller eyelashes..., some shapes changed too

Skin looks made of wax/silicone on some skin tones and under certain lights, also dark skins look more greener/gray for no real reason

I really noticed those changes since they started to show 7.0 updates on fanfests, but I had hopes it wouldn't be this bad, and its worse...

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...75cb1c4696270&
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...51e77d25caaaf&

Personally, I am blown away. I'm beyond happy, and very excited for the update. If anything, I wish that the hair texture resolution had been bumped up even further, but I understand we have limitations.

I think the main thing people don't really understand is how much the lighting in the game has completely changed. Your eye glints and glossy lips are still there (you can see them in my photo!) they're just more realistic looking, and will look different than before, depending on the lighting situation.

That being said, omg save Moonkeepers fangs! Riot until they bring them back!!

https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...69769981af.jpg

I...think I can get used to this.