Benchmark Female Midlander Face 1 feedback (hope im not too late)
Ever since the update yesterday and hearing that they will be considering players' feedback on the benchmark, I'm posting this hoping on the small chance that I'm not too late to be considered as well.
Although subtle, the graphical changes of my midlander's (Face 1 Type 3 eyes) are drastic enough that I'm thinking of changing to an entirely different face to keep my monolid/asian eyes.
ORIGINAL
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...599ffa2c4a.png
UPDATE
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...c8dd9f6d06.png
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...1b96842617.png
With the update and even accounting for the difference in lighting, I feel the monolid is significantly weaker, not to mention the eyes are much rounder, more "moe" and the semi asian quality to them has been lost. I'm asian myself and if this isn't adjusted I will probably be having to switch to Face 2 Type 3 eyes entirely to preserve this quality. It's a shame though, since I prefer most of the features of my original face. But eyes are a make or break for me
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...01404ce279.jpg
Original | Graphical update different face preset | Vanilla Graphical update
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...599ffa2c4a.png
Original
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...c61f9109b9.png
Different face preset
(Although the bottom eyeliner is thicker, I hope I'm not the only one that feels that the other face preset better preserves the monolid look of the original eyes)
Overall I feel the graphical update in general went a tad too far in softening and rounding out features. IMO a lot of the more gritty, sharp, chiseled, or not conventionally "beautiful" features have been diminished or lost altogether.