Benchmark/Graphics Update - Show your WoL's before and after

[nordiclania]

It is absolutely INSANE how massive upgrade we're getting actually is.

This has completely blown my expectations out of the water. We're going from horribly lit low res dead dolls, to characters that actually feel ALIVE.

You guys have no idea how happy it makes me to see light behave like light. I absolutely despise how hideous and unnatural indoors shadows have always looked since ARR, but no longer.

I feel like the Fem Viera face 1 that you are using looks even better now. I was contemplating changing to it instead of my current face 2, but it just feels wrong, it's not my character.

[DiaDeem]

I feel like the Fem Viera face 1 that you are using looks even better now. I was contemplating changing to it instead of my current face 2, but it just feels wrong, it's not my character.

Really? From what you posted I thought your character looked very pretty. The Viera nose trait looks even more prominent in the pics you posted, and I think it makes her look more distinct than before!

One thing that people aren't mentioning, is that character creator now has changing light conditions outdoors, even on a set time of day, and it can change how the character looks when taking the screenshot. All I can really recommend is to poke around and get every detail right if something feels off. We're all still getting a free fantasia. I'm sorry if you're finding it hard to make your character right. I know how important our characters can be. I just honestly think you have a wonderful character.

[nordiclania]

Really? From what you posted I thought your character looked very pretty. The Viera nose trait looks even more prominent in the pics you posted, and I think it makes her look more distinct than before!

One thing that people aren't mentioning, is that character creator now has changing light conditions outdoors, even on a set time of day, and it can change how the character looks when taking the screenshot. All I can really recommend is to poke around and get every detail right if something feels off. We're all still getting a free fantasia. I'm sorry if you're finding it hard to make your character right. I know how important our characters can be. I just honestly think you have a wonderful character.

The nose was the one thing that I liked! (As mentioned in another thread.) But I'm sad about the lips and eyes.

Thank you for liking my character. :') <3 I will try to fiddle around some more. It's not like I will stop playing the game or anything, I was just not expecting certain details to be removed.

(Perhaps this will give me a reason to play fem Hroth instead...? )

[LuluLavender]

Along with the changing light conditions in the character creator, your characters skin now reacts differently to the lighting in a scene. Yes, that means sometimes, in a dull and dimly lit scene, your character can look quite grey. Personally, I love this. It's realistic, and far far better than what we have now. Since I've got a darker skinned viera, I'm quite used to her skin and shadows looking absolutely awful in some scenes. This should massively cut down on that and give a more realistic look. Your skin naturally looks different under different lighting