Originally Posted by
Turethir
The problem is that Thancred has just been changed into a generic Midlander 1 face. This does not fit with the outlined aim of the graphical update - to keep the characters we "know and love". It's the same reason people are responding so strongly to their own player characters changing, and the same reason that there is a big outcry about the possible changing of G'raha's voice actor. All of these things - the face, the voice - are a part of why we love the character. Not the only part - I am still happy to see more from Thancred at the end of the day because I adore his writing and personality - but they are a key part. If we've been told we're getting one thing and receive another, we have a right to complain as customers - especially as we had no chance at all to feed back on this before the changes were implemented.
Additionally, to a lot of us, his looks are really intrinsic to his actual character traits! To quote someone on the Save Thancred site:
"Part of the appeal of the main cast is how unique they are and how much they stand out against other NPCs. To strip any of them of that uniqueness to make them look like anyone else defeats part of the purpose. His eyes told us so much about him. A man who's struggled to cope with immeasurable grief, who works himself a bit too hard, a bit grizzled and a bit tired, yet focused and unwaveringly determined all the same. He appealed to me because he was so humanly flawed."
It's something that's really important to us, and we're going to keep fighting for it. :) And I think that determination and spirit says a lot about us! It's important to fight for things you care about, especially in this day and age!