7.0 Graphic Update - Elezen feedback

My only complain is the traslucent ears. The effect is too strong most of the time and it doesn't match most of skin tones (very dark/brown tones seem to me to have the less jarring effect). They look like they are glowing instead of being sightly traslucent. Overall, the color is a too bright pink and creates a disparity for a lot of skin tones, at least for the duskwight ones.

https://i.ibb.co/3Twt8hy/ffxiv-14042024-100216-073.png
https://i.ibb.co/pZZ9cVB/Nueva-image...-de-bits-2.png
https://i.ibb.co/ChXpQ3d/Nueva-image...-de-bits-3.png
https://i.ibb.co/kKZzykX/Nueva-image...-de-bits-4.png
https://i.ibb.co/9NMfBxS/Nueva-image...pa-de-bits.png

There's something weird going on with the fem elezen mouth animations, and it looks really, really weird. The bottom lip curves upward unnaturally, and it's really distracting in the cutscenes and emotes.
Exhibit A:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...8fe9cb43f7c67&

Compare this to my Xaela, whose bottom lip looks normal:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...020e53f8da8a5&

Exhibit B:

Dawntrail:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...1d178126db9da&

6.0:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...378b0d1fbf5ec&

As you can see, the bottom lip shape was normal before. I suspect they didn't adjust the mouth animations from the Hyur base, and I hope they fix it.

The dark circles were a surprise to me too, and I'm not sure I like it either.

My main complaint is the eyes. It's either the eyelashes that have gone overboard, or eye colors go way too dark at the top half. Either way it makes the pupils indistinct and even from a short distance makes eyes look half closed and lidded, which impacts the character's neutral expression a lot. Coupled with the way eyebrow 6 seems angled downward a little more, and my friendly, non-judgmental Elezen (who I've been with for 10 years) now looks decidedly less friendly...

https://i.imgur.com/isztwft.jpg

even baby face has the dark circles now

https://imgur.com/vqysaum

Wait, I didn't follow anything, so sorry for dumb dumb question: but you have to purchase downtrail to see the graphical change ?

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Originally Posted by Merrigan

Wait, I didn't follow anything, so sorry for dumb dumb question: but you have to purchase downtrail to see the graphical change ?

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It is the benchmark. You can download it here:
https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/benchmark/download/





Cheers

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Originally Posted by Larirawiel

It is the benchmark. You can download it here:
https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/benchmark/download/





Cheers

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Ooooh. Thank you kind Sir.

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Originally Posted by ValG

My only complain is the traslucent ears. The effect is too strong most of the time and it doesn't match most of skin tones (very dark/brown tones seem to me to have the less jarring effect). They look like they are glowing instead of being sightly traslucent. Overall, the color is a too bright pink and creates a disparity for a lot of skin tones, at least for the duskwight ones.

https://i.ibb.co/3Twt8hy/ffxiv-14042024-100216-073.png
https://i.ibb.co/pZZ9cVB/Nueva-image...-de-bits-2.png
https://i.ibb.co/ChXpQ3d/Nueva-image...-de-bits-3.png
https://i.ibb.co/kKZzykX/Nueva-image...-de-bits-4.png
https://i.ibb.co/9NMfBxS/Nueva-image...pa-de-bits.png

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This is just a natural reaction.
What you are looking at is how the Elezens ears catches and store the warmth of the sun (or other heat sources) during days, which the body can later use during cold nights.
It's also useful to help the body digest food faster.

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Originally Posted by SpiritMuse

The dark circles were a surprise to me too, and I'm not sure I like it either.

My main complaint is the eyes. It's either the eyelashes that have gone overboard, or eye colors go way too dark at the top half. Either way it makes the pupils indistinct and even from a short distance makes eyes look half closed and lidded, which impacts the character's neutral expression a lot. Coupled with the way eyebrow 6 seems angled downward a little more, and my friendly, non-judgmental Elezen (who I've been with for 10 years) now looks decidedly less friendly...

https://i.imgur.com/isztwft.jpg

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I really dislike how the changes have made the "feel" of a character massively different. Especially for those of us who have been with our characters for years, I've had mine for 6 years, not as long as you have but still...

As with other races, her lashes are basically invisible at more than 20cm distance which drastically alters the look of the eyes. That is a genuine issue because they can't be restored. Everything else looks about right.


https://i.imgur.com/ovav2Sz.jpeg