Let Us Change Skin-Color at Aesthetician

[Shiki_Lockhart]

Beside skin they should have add the eye color... I am not going to use 1 fantasia just for eye color and maybe a bit more tan for sure. Fantasia point is to change your race, gender and overall looks and size, now just to 1 or 2 minor stuff that also applies to face is stupid to be not there.

I know that eye color was already asked in live letter and they are considering if they implement or not. But while they think people can't do anything :X
And as for a fact I still have my 2 free fantasia since start. I just don't want to use it for that slightest change.
And I bet they are going to give us a free fantasia or 2 or 2 opportunity to change our races in expansion for the people that want to try the Au'Ra so all I have to do is continuing to have patience. Because constantly using Fantasia on the long road will cost greatly :f

[Waliel]

All the "lore" comments are funny. How can we kill the same bosses in the dungeons over and over and over again? How come Captain Madison is in Sastasha normal, human and alive, after I've run Sastasha hard?

Lore wise you only enter each dungeon once.

[Ryuukishi]

Just read through most of this thread, and I have to say I find it hilarious that with all of the fantastical magic, unexplained phenomena, and mysterious technology that this game is stuffed to the gills with, the idea of a tanning bed is somehow a sticking point that can't be justified.

[Moqi]

...actually, no, changing your facial structure is significantly easier. But skin color? Not without some seriously drastic measures, involving long bleach routines or cancer-inducing radiation exposure. And lets be honest -- deliberate tans rarely look similar to a natural skin tone of the targeted hue, especially when they're more than a few shades.

Or you eat magical fruits like your chocobo does. They don't need a fantasia to change colour! I'm sure some skilled Botanist can make them edible for humans too.

[Edellis]

Or you eat magical fruits like your chocobo does. They don't need a fantasia to change colour! I'm sure some skilled Botanist can make them edible for humans too.

I don't like my white-haired cat, I think i should put it in a tanning bed so i can make it black

wait what


This argument is never fun. It's always "MAXIMUM FREEDOM FANTASY" people vs. "I actually enjoy suspension of disbelief in my videogames" and people throwing around a bunch of sloped arguments in order to make themselves sound right. I don't think you should be able to change your skin color for the same reason you can't change your facial structure, height, eye color or anything else to that degree.


Fantasia being the only option feels best for me, because it shouldn't be a choice to begin with. The game gives you a vial after you've had 30 days to ponder your character's imperfections, and living with whatever you don't like is just a part of being alive, it's basically what makes you unique. Just because you CAN add a feature and handwave it through lore, doesn't mean you SHOULD do it, and having a paywall behind changing deeper details of your character seems like the best medium between having it done on a whim (astet.) and having it be too much trouble to bother with (cash shop).

[myahele]

Would be nice to change eye color at least. Maybe be able to change skin color a few shades lighter/darker

If we're talking about about real life we can use contact lenses to change eye color. We can also use makeup atleast look a few shades lighter/darker.

According to our aesthetician (if you did his moogle delivery quest) he uses wigs and sometimes fur for our looks. I dont see anything wrong with atleast changing our skin color one square/quadrant from our original color

[NorthernLadMSP]

I fully agree. Skin shade and eye color really should be at the aesthetician.

[Terin]

I would even be satisfied if they allowed you to move Skin-color a single space in any direction at a time. It's not all that often I feel a need to "completely redefine my character", but rather, when you see the character in certain lightning conditions and cut-scenes, they tend to look different than you may have initially thought.

For example, I wanted my Miqo'te to be fairly dark-skinned -- he's from the sunny nation of Thanalan, after all -- but many times, he comes across as not being much more than than Minfilia, who I consider to be on the much lighter end of the spectrum (though certainly not albino, like many characters seem).

[BigPapaSmurf]

Or you eat magical fruits like your chocobo does. They don't need a fantasia to change colour! I'm sure some skilled Botanist can make them edible for humans too.

Exactly.

I would even be satisfied if they allowed you to move Skin-color a single space in any direction at a time...

As long as we get it in the game somehow, I'd be happy (free of add'l $ charge).

[Evilwhisper]

I think everyone is missing the point it a fantasy game were the impossible is made possible i personally support this feature being added or ateast when i use a fantasia potion that i can keep my gear on so i can see how the i look im my current clothe which most likly is the reason for wanting to change in the first place if i remain the same race im mean the preview window for character creation is a poor viewing experience and in game your skin looks so different personally ive spent more time making characters trying to get the skin right then i have playing if this feature isnt added fine but i would like the skin tone the lead uldah dancer has ive come close to quiting this game due to not being able to change skin tone it is also sad when you concider a 10 year old game like wow which is cleary out of date has this simple feature._..Please add this feature so i can focus on the game rathe then my new gear looking crap because skin i picked at the beginning of the game._.