Yoshi Interview at PGS

[Fyce]

Our feedback that we have been asking, suggesting, theorizing for how long now? Its the same response everytime, they ask for our feedback and we give it but then get generic or overly complicated responses to what is asked for. Same old song and dance!

Some people ask for butt sliders, others for facial/body sliders ("Black Desert does it so FFXIV should do too!"), some ask for new hairstyles, some for new "options" (without going in much detail)...

Feedback is all over the place, so when Yoshi-P is asked a question about character customization, he tries to answer it with as much details and argumentation as he can within the short timespan he has to answer.
For this current question, the answer is: "We can't add new categories or sliders everywhere because of technical limitation, but we can increase the number of items in an already existing category (such as hairstyles). Please give us some clear feedback of what you want".

So, instead of saying "we want more of everything!", players should start to actually give precise ideas in a structured way with other people upvoting said feedback.

[Theodric]

The character customisation situation is bizarre. New hairstyles are added with every patch - and sometimes we even get some added through seasonal events - so surely there's room to add different options elsewhere? Scars, tattoos and facial hair at the very least?

[Maero]

I fail to see that since they have not even touched the housing system how in their minds it will be "fair"
Players all work different hours and patch goes live when many are at work. I had taken holiday this past one to try to get a house and failed.
Instanced or nothing or like some had suggested perhaps release some every hour.

As for customization i do not think it is a big deal but then again many other mmos out there have way more options, i guess they do not use ancient code like SE?

[BillyKaplan]

I fail to see that since they have not even touched the housing system how in their minds it will be "fair"

Of course they haven't touched the housing system yet, anything planned will be done for 4.2. Wait and see what they're planning before you grab a pitchfork, which many will do if necessary when the time comes.

[Remedi]

Many will do it regardless tbh, however if I can make a wild guess maybe they'll add housing wards procedurally or something akin to what the apartaments in the game work or I dunno, honeslty that thing about fair is very odd it could mean anything

[Skivvy]

Some people ask for butt sliders, others for facial/body sliders ("Black Desert does it so FFXIV should do too!"), some ask for new hairstyles, some for new "options" (without going in much detail)...

Feedback is all over the place, so when Yoshi-P is asked a question about character customization, he tries to answer it with as much details and argumentation as he can within the short timespan he has to answer.
For this current question, the answer is: "We can't add new categories or sliders everywhere because of technical limitation, but we can increase the number of items in an already existing category (such as hairstyles). Please give us some clear feedback of what you want".

So, instead of saying "we want more of everything!", players should start to actually give precise ideas in a structured way with other people upvoting said feedback.

I will ask this until I'm blue in the face, but they could just unlock all features that are currently tied to specific faces within a race. That alone would give all races an option of ~24 eyes, 24 noses, 20 eyebrows, 24 mouths, 4 face shapes, etc. We could have far more unique looking characters, and all of the options are already in the game.

[Arrius]

The character customisation situation is bizarre. New hairstyles are added with every patch - and sometimes we even get some added through seasonal events - so surely there's room to add different options elsewhere? Scars, tattoos and facial hair at the very least?

Be specific what you want - References, images, sketches, or a decent description always helps in determining of what you imagine to be a good addition.

[dotsforlife]

When Yoshida says "We're currently working on adding more wards and a system where everyone can obtain a new house fair and square for Patch 4.2.", I take that to mean that a player will have the same chance to purchase a home as any other but it is not guaranteed they will get a house. Since they stated they're adding more wards and the strong desire for a lottery system from the JP community and SE's general track record for this matter I'd say you're probably getting your hopes up assuming anything further than that.

Let's hope I'm wrong though.

[Naunet]

they're most models that already existed in game and or recolors. WoW's more simple model system allow them to alter things in simple ways without much work.

The Allied races are not what I was referring to with my post. Blizz specifically mentioned body types. They gave one example of upright orcs, but that was just a single example, as they haven't finished developing. I think it's also notable that for the first time ever, they did not respond to a question about dyeing armor with a flat "no" - that was very intriguing to me. Not now, but maybe in the future, they said.

The core of my point is that I think it's very clear to see where one set of game devs are willing to continue improving and adding to aspects of an aging game, while another set of game devs are stuck on "but our servers" (the new "ps3 limitations", it seems).

Don't give them ideas Next thing we'll see are some custom faces on the mogstation..

Ugh. I can totally see them doing this and it is the worst...

[NolLacnala]

Their idea of "fair and square" is not bringing the servers up early