Benchmark- Male Elezen Feedback

While I am largely pleased with the overall quality of the updated character graphics shown in the Dawntrail benchmark, there was one cause for concern that I have as someone who plays a male Elezen. It is particularly noticeable with Face 3.

https://i.imgur.com/pw6aBTb.png

The upper row of images are taken from the character creation in the current version of FFXIV, patch 6.55, and the bottom row are taken from the benchmark. In the game currently, male Wildwood and Duskwight Elezen have visibly different skin textures around their eyes, with Wildwoods having dark circles and Duskwights lacking them. But in the benchmark, that shading has been standardized to the same. As a Duskwight player, part of my choice was informed by their lack of those dark circles, and I am disappointed to see them looking identical on both clans.

This standardization has also taken place with the other male Elezen faces, but less dramatically so. I've documented the changes in images for the sake of reference:

Face 1

https://i.imgur.com/w2diS97.png


Face 2

https://i.imgur.com/qM4zMqm.png

Face 4

https://i.imgur.com/oJl6N9B.png

If you are also disappointed by this change, it would be helpful to speak up or share images of your own character- and if you're pleased with it, that is also worth sharing!

Further screenshots showing the difference in texture around the eyes on a Duskwight character:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLPB0MQa....jpg?name=orig (current)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLPB0Wdb....jpg?name=orig (benchmark)

I sympathize! I'm also disappointed in the darkness around the eyes.
But also:

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...lezen-feedback