Alpha First Look: Video 1 - Character Creation

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Originally Posted by Deceptistar

the skin/hair colors greatly decreased -_-

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I also noticed this, but it just might be an Alpha thing with more options added later. Still thanks for the Vid SE. :)

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Originally Posted by Kraggy

It's sad, these 'cat women' are simply that; human females with furry ears and tails.

We still haven't got the non-human female look of the Mithra, who while still being obviously 'humanoid' had a 'feeling' quite removed from humans with their more cat-like faces and overall appearance.

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Dude...did you see the video or not? obviously you didn't stop video at 3:46 that's mithra cat face right there lol some ppl seriously ....you can also make the eyes more cat like

Like the new character creator. I like the new eyes. Its the first thing that struck me.

Wish list:

• A menu option to trigger the whole list of available emotes.
• A mode where we can walk the character around
• More facial features such as tatoos, markings and scars
• Longer hair length options (i know there is a limitation around gear, but i still want it :p )
• Allow females to have a bit more muscles
• Allow character to target the camera source so the char looks at you (eye and head motion)*

* I first saw this in Blade & Soul. When moving the carema around the character, it would sometimes lock on the camera's origin and the eyes and head would follow it and stare at you. I couldnt find a pic/vid to show it. It shattered my 4th wall. It sounds very odd, but i assure you its a fantastic feeling. It could even be carried in the normal gameplay under very specific conditions of course.

As others have brought up, I think more hairstyles would be nice, even though I'm probably going to just stick with the one I have now. Otherwise, everything in the character creator looks great.

Can't wait for more of these videos to come out throughout the Alpha testing phase.

Nice vid! no lalafell love but still awesome! Keep em coming!!

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Originally Posted by Matsume

Not exactly drowning in a flood of information just yet...

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...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaany minute now...

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Originally Posted by Kibo

The system behind it is complicated, not the sliders themselves. Heck, just the number values behind the sliders would significantly increase the bandwidth load and processing needed when in cities etc, to mention one thing. APB had significant memory leak issues and other related stuff because of the amount of customization values you had to download and keep in your memory just by entering an instance. 64-bit setups became mandatory to even be able to play.

Sliders and more "advanced" customization options are nothing you add as an afterthought. Especially not if you aspire to release the game on a current gen console.

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what you say makes sense and I agree. The ps3 would not be able to handle that. My comment was directed at people assuming ugly characters and sliders go hand in hand.

Seeing sliders happen in ffxiv is a pipe dream by now. That's why I at least want to see more options, especially hair.

I notice the player can freely rotate the camera/angle, it would be nice if there was a dynamic camera on/off button so the character creator would do fly-bys, rotations, etc, of its own accord.

Also it would be nice if the character could automatically walk a route around a zone or landmark while you are customising, just to get a feel of what its like in motion other than standing.

With 1.0 we started with 3 voices to choose from. Now we'll get to choose 12.

Nice :)

Wow, the new character creator is looking very nice!

I especially love:
- ability to preview in different lighting/settings
- ability to preview with different poses/gear
- camera controls
- more voice options, yaaay!

Disappointments:
- no additional hairstyles (but I'm thinking we may see a few in the release version)
- "build" for male characters doesn't actually change their size. :( It should be called "muscle definition", or something. "Build" implies, to me, characteristics of the body that relate to size and bulk, not merely a glorified skin texture.

At first, I was disappointed to see that the "very large" chest looks more like medium-large, and that you cannot actually change the size of male characters other than their height. However, if there is a good amount of variation between the races -- for example, people who want a female with a generously sized bosom can get that on a Highlander Hyur, and people that want a slimmer male can play a Miqo'te -- then I will give the character creator a thumbs up!

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Originally Posted by viion

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post860597



Why would you not be able to use the new customization when you can recustomize? Why would they lock of selections to you? makes no sense.

This has been known for months now. They had it in interviews since about e3 2012 =) So hope that makes you happy!

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Players would not to ask this stuff if they kept up with the scoop.

it's not really cool to decrease the character limit for player names- if it means people with long names have to change them, i'll be upset.

Also the 9 new voices are the new voices recorded for each language pack. 3 new German, 3 new French and 3 new Japanese. I think it's cool that they are unique and don't replace each other and can be used across all language packs. It's a simple and very cool touch imho.

Like the new character creator way better... The title screen awesome better then the boring one we got know I also hope for more hairstyles, face feature's etc I'm hoping it already in the works for release since it alpha. Also even if they didn't would be nice to have a barber shop or whatever to change are look on the fly if so wanted to for a fee.

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Originally Posted by Aztecguy82

Players would not to ask this stuff if they kept up with the scoop.

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You know, part of me wants to agree with you because I've been trying to keep up with everything lately. However, that's just churlish. Not everyone spends a significant, or even small amount of time keeping up with FFXIV news. Most of us have a large number of interests and obligations that take up our time. Posting a question in a thread allows us to quickly follow it and get the answer.

That being said, I think the character creation video is excellent. It brought back that excitement you feel when getting a peek at something new you're eagerly anticipating. I like the new choices, I'm pleased with how quickly your choices load, I'm very pleased with the different backgrounds and movement options. As we're only seeing 2 race options, I'm fairly certain that the full release will have some additional choices available.

Also, even though it's been said before, thank you to the devs for posting this for us! Keep the teasers coming :D

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Originally Posted by Kibo

Also the 9 new voices are the new voices recorded for each language pack. 3 new German, 3 new French and 3 new Japanese. I think it's cool that they are unique and don't replace each other and can be used across all language packs. It's a simple and very cool touch imho.

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That is brilliant, well done.

I also liked that when selecting a class when you get a preview of the AF, it gives the player a very good idea of the type of class it's going to be and how baddass you can look. :D The different lighting settings is an awesome idea, other mmos should really follow suit and do that too as skin color and features can look different once you're out in the world.

I was really hoping to see new hairstyles though, I fervently hope you will add some come beta.

Shame there's no colour slider.
The small details look very nice, but the overall character seems limited still. The number of hairstyles, the number of faces. Things like that that make your character stand out from a crowd.

Still an improvement, but could be better.
And with more bigger breast sizes, lole.

Wow it looks awesome ! Very comftable to use and check all the characters option so you can be setisfied with your choice.
Big like for SE

I'm actually curious if we'll get a way to just "convert" our character into the ARR character creation and apply just some changes instead of starting from scratch, just to make sure that our looks are still working well with the new engine.

The new character creation looks great. A bit more option for hairstyles (including long ones please) and the "features" menu (scars, facial hair and so forth) would be welcome though. At the moment is, like in 1.0 a little underfeatured.

It may seem silly, but I would amplify the difference between the minimum setting and the maximum in both the "Build" and the breasts options. Maximum build seems still less muscular than the current hyur male in 1.0, and "very large" breasts arent exactly impressive. Giving players a wider range of choices is advisable.

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Originally Posted by Abriael

A bit more option for hairstyles (including long ones please)

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I think they don't want to make long hair to not get flooded by "it clips with gear x!"-complaints. I don't think I saw decently animated long hair in a game before, hair actually flowing like it should (most i saw were either stiff models or were too light) and without clipping.

I hope we can use our existing characters as a template and make adjustments from there. Starting from scratch would be a pain.

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Originally Posted by Matsume

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Originally Posted by Matsume

Not exactly drowning in a flood of information just yet...

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...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaany minute now...

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Color Slider and More Hairstyles

...I think I see a rain cloud on the horizon...

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Originally Posted by Soukyuu

I think they don't want to make long hair to not get flooded by "it clips with gear x!"-complaints. I don't think I saw decently animated long hair in a game before, hair actually flowing like it should (most i saw were either stiff models or were too light) and without clipping.

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TERA has a rather brilliant solution. When you have long hair and wear something with which it would clip irrimediably, it just ties your hair up.

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Originally Posted by Abriael

TERA has a rather brilliant solution. When you have long hair and wear something with which it would clip irrimediably, it just ties your hair up.

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Yeah, that's a quite elegant solution. Some people might complain they wanted to see the hair unaltered though, but that doesn't bother me as much as clipping does.

Needs more Oculus Rift options. Other than that, the slider thing really isn't all that big of a deal. Aslo about hair, did you people even PLAY FFXI!? lol... "ERMAHGERD ISCH MEY TWEN" happened all the damned time.

http://i.imgur.com/kSaI2.png

Hello everyone!

We have news from Yoshida himself about the Alpha videos and testing. :)

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Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida

Hello! Producer/Director Yoshida here.

We plan on releasing Alpha videos as much as we can every week and not just in Producer letters, as we would like to show everyone A Realm Reborn’s progress as well as inform you of the game’s content.

While participation timing will differ because of the selection order, we would like to have as many of you as possible participate in the Alpha and Beta tests, so please hang tight!

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

Hello everyone!

We have news from Yoshida himself about the Alpha videos and testing. :)

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http://static1.fjcdn.com/thumbnails/...fb04aef904.gif

sweet!

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Originally Posted by Denmo

http://i.imgur.com/kSaI2.png

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Hope they add the "cry manly tears of happiness" emote for lalafells as well!

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

Hello everyone!

We have news from Yoshida himself about the Alpha videos and testing. :)

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So we'll get a video about every 1-2 months then? :p

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Originally Posted by Denmo

http://i.imgur.com/kSaI2.png

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Denmo get back on making more comics!!

Even if they're really short, can we please get a look at 1920x1080, texture detail highest, 8xAA? While everyone's qqing about the hair, I'm looking at the background and having flashbacks to Whitegate. /panic.

Aliasing at the floor line, and the saturation and luminosity are as flat as XI. If we lose the liquid look of 1.0 even if we max out the video settings, I'll be a bald lalafell.

If we have to wait to have the actual client to see it maxed out, so be it. But if we can get just 30 second clips of maxed out in game mpeg4 ideally not jammed through YouTube's compressors that would be nice.

No biggie if not. Certainly not as much of a crisis as the hair and the boobs.

AFAIK the alpha build is not being updated, that's why the lighting is still flat. The lighting was better in the post-alpha footage we saw in the last live letter and they stated they weren't finished with it yet (same for water).

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Originally Posted by Gokulo

Yeah, they did say some time ago that the will have a way to change the gender specific items.

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Ah! Okay awesome! Thanks for that info :)

Now I'm really looking forward to 2.0!

As far as bewb size goes, I don't care one way or another, but I am with everyone else that I'm hoping for ample more hairstyles to choose from. And longer ones. Even if it means the hair goes up to avoid clipping under some circumstances.

Honestly though, I do wish once you've character created, you could go into somewhere later and update your look within reason. Sure short of plastic surgery you can't really change your nose. But hair cuts and dye jobs are normal things. So is getting a tan! I would give up bigger boobies for the chance for minor appearance change on a whim. C'mon if you can do it for Sims, we can pull it off for XIV. Right?

It's been confirmed that there will be a barbershop of some kind in game where you can change your hairstyle.

2.0 can't get here soon enough it seems..

Like others have said, REALLY love/want the idea of changing hairstyles, getting tattoos, etc. Boob size? Meh. :p

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Originally Posted by Wilan

It's been confirmed that there will be a barbershop of some kind in game where you can change your hairstyle.

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Wait, what? It won't be a one time thing? You can change it at any time?

Yes. By the looks of it, Final Fantasy XIV is shaping up to be a fine successor to Final Fantasy XI. Maybe I can finally lay XI to rest...some day.

Then again...Square Enix seems poised to run both side by side, since Seekers of Adoulin is slated for after 2.0 release :p

This truly is A Realm Reborn.

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Originally Posted by Rex

Wait, what? It won't be a one time thing? You can change it at any time?

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There will be a one time total character appearance reset if you so wish, within 6 months of 2.0 release. There will also be a barber shop, which does not cover things like face type, etc, that the one time chance to change does.

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Originally Posted by Rex

Yes. By the looks of it, Final Fantasy XIV is shaping up to be a fine predecessor to Final Fantasy XI. Maybe I can finally lay XI to rest...some day.

Then again...Square Enix seems poised to run both side by side, since Seekers of Adoulin is slated for after 2.0 release :p

This truly is A Realm Reborn.

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Um, I think you have that back to front, FFXIV isn't the predecessor of FFXI o.o?