[Graphical Update Feedback] Eyes and Limbal Rings on Au ra

[KusuriyaV]

Saame, eyes are a big improvement, with the upgrade looks amazing, also depends of the environment light, brighter the area, brighter the eyes (As always had to be) now no matter how bright or dark is your environment, eyes looks the same, for me is a huge improvement, eyes have shadows, is normal

I disagree that the feedback should be ignored. People liked their looks and don't wish for that to change. So providing options so they can retain their looks is not a tough thing to ask. Not reverting the changes, but allowing more options for those limbal rings so people can have their preferred look for them.

[Naple]

Completely disagree. The new eyes are 10000% better. The "shine" you're referring to didn't make them interesting, it made them look braindead. Characters in this game currently have a very O_O look to them, largely due to them all having the eyes of a soulless automaton. This has finally been fixed and it looks fantastic. I truly hope they ignore feedback like this.

I also completely disagree with your assessment and I hope they ignore your garbage opinion because there's no reason they couldn't keep the more natural look while also giving us the option of glow. What you suggest is they get rid of the glow entirely, alienating those that actually like the glow.

[CidHeiral]

INot reverting the changes, but allowing more options for those limbal rings so people can have their preferred look for them.

To be clear the bit I quoted was discussing the eyes in general across all races and that is was what I was referring to.

I do think the new version of the limbal rings look better, but I don't actually care which one they go with because Au Ra is my least liked race by a mile. I defer to whatever the consensus is among their players.

I also completely disagree with your assessment and I hope they ignore your garbage opinion because there's no reason they couldn't keep the more natural look while also giving us the option of glow. What you suggest is they get rid of the glow entirely, alienating those that actually like the glow.

My response contained nothing about the rings. Take your meds.

[SchwarzwaelderTorte]

Its not "more realistic", it's sharper, sure, but that's because current textures and models are so incredibly low res that it's almost laughable.

Regardless, I think there's many who don't understand what they're talking about or are so entrenched in their views of the game's visual style that any change at all is going to make them mad. Everything they showed is better, it's not realistic nor is it trying to look like XVI—that's just utter nonsense.

I know you deleted your post but I still wanted to address this: it's in the Technical Art panel that they started talking about wanting the visuals to be more realistic, by using techniques such as Subsurface Scattering for example. That's not my or anyone else's personal opinion, that's quite literally what they said they wanted to achieve, and my point is that it clashes with previously established aesthetics.

I like this idea too, and like other people I've also been wondering how darker shades would look like if the brighest color setting already looks so dimmed down... but with a setting like this one it would make it easier for everyone to find something they like.

[KusuriyaV]

To be clear the bit I quoted was discussing the eyes in general across all races and that is was what I was referring to.

I do think the new version of the limbal rings look better, but I don't actually care which one they go with because Au Ra is my least liked race by a mile. I defer to whatever the consensus is among their players.



My response contained nothing about the rings. Take your meds.

I was unsure cause when you said shine, others also labeled the rings as becoming braindead as well so I thought shine meant the glow of the rings. I like the shape of the new rings and the eyes overall. But it ain't the same eyes I picked when I made my character, their characteristic glow make my character's eye pop more and I really dig them. It literally goes against the idea of preserving the overall look of my character which the devs are carefully trying to do. More options is overall better, and hopefully a free fantasia if the changes are gonna be drastic like this.

[Turethir]

Throwing my two cents in here - I love the glowy limbal rings and really don't want them gone!

I would be fine if we had the option of picking either (like others have suggested) but the glow/sharpness is something I LOVED when I first created my Au Ra.

You can't look at the picture below and tell me that the glowy red ring isn't a very noticeable part of her look. Please don't take her charm point away!

[rinzukodas]

I'm a huge fan of the glowy, sharp, stark limbal rings as well and they're very important to my character's look and lore. I would strongly prefer that a very unique identifier like that is not taken away--at the very least I would hope we are given a toggle as to which kind we prefer, as like others have said I feel like the "upgrade" is a drastic change compared to how they look right now. Here are some examples of my character's eyes in a daytime and a nighttime setting:





You can see how the strong contrast goes into making her eyes stand out. In comparison, I have to say my heart sunk when I saw the before/after WIPs presented to us. When I look at how this m!Au Ra's limbal rings practically disappear in the "After" comparison, all I can think is that I very much don't want that for my Au Ra!



I very much hope that we can keep the glowy sharpness and unique appeal of limbal rings as they are currently. As someone else in the thread mentioned, I'm worried about how the limbal ring options will look if even the brightest possible color looks that dimmed down.

[Xythyn]

To think this will be one of my first forum posts ever.

So I myself don't mind the new look necessarily and would prefer a more in between as I have always found the LED look of the limbal rings to be a little too much for me personally. I worked pretty ridiculously hard to get more of a gradient for my girl with hers.

HOWEVER I also think that the limbal rings have worked as they have for a long time and to dull them down this much is not good and it changes a lot of people's characters by a lot.

So I would almost prefer that they give us an option. Which I know would be a little rough to request when they're already doing a lot. But I feel like having an option where it can work more as a gradient and another option where you can keep the bright shininess would be a better answer. Because truth be told I have always wanted a little bit more customization and having the option for either one would just simplify things and give more people what they were looking for.

I just know I'm one of those that's already disappointed that the shine and coloring on the horns got dialed back from NA FanFest preview because apparently people hated it and I really really liked it. But oh well that was just a work in progress so at least it's not like they gave it and then took it away lol

[OneDixieCup]

I really, really, hope that the limbal rings don't lose their glow. I know this has been stated already before by others on different sites too but the glow is a huge reason I even started using them for my WoL. It's such a core part of HOW he looks. I can't imagine him without them anymore and I really hope they don't take away the glow.

[wirebones]

Echoing the many others here advocating for at least a toggle for the glow. I have multiple Au Ra characters, including my main character I've been playing for years, and the glow of the limbal rings have been an integral part of how I view and write my characters. I know countless other Au Ra players who feel the same and have discussed it at length on social media. The new eyes would drastically change that.

There are many who are supportive of the new eyes or didn't like the glow in the first place, but there are just as many if not more who loved the old glow, so a toggle is definitely the best answer in this scenario! I really hope it gets implemented that way.