Yoshida gives update on the benchmark/character creator

[Kurpse]

I'm very hopeful about the Benchmark update. The changes should address my main concerns with how my character looks in DT. I accept (and expect) small changes to my character given what's be completed by the devs. But that's why we're getting a fantasia, after all!

However, the feeling of sadness I had has been replaced with hope. I'm very excited to see what these changes bring!

[Fuyume]

This brought hope back that I'll be able to recognize my character in DT after all. And also that I was not crazy for thinking the mouth was all wrong and completely different.

[Taranok]

I'll reserve judgement until after it's updated. Face 4 au ra was particularly badly botched, and it'd be hard to believe it was botched by accident, but who knows, no use complaining until I see the update.

[IgnisLilly]

I'm glad that there has been a response, but I am still a bit worried that it only addressed half of the complaints. To be fair the issues he addressed are the ones that effect the vast majority of players, as well as the issues where there is an objective answer. Basically "Hey the character creator isn't always the best, and a few technical issues slipped through, thanks for pointing them out we'll get to work.

What wasn't addressed however are the arguably more important issues, the smaller fangs for moon cats, the nose smudges for hellsguard, and a few others. Those are the kinds of issues where it's not technical it is artistic, and no fantasia will bring back the smudge if they don't make it an option.

[Anna06]

I'm really really glad to see they are responding to player feedback. I'll be keeping my hopes up that the improvements they are working on will fix most, if not all, of the issues I had with the new characters.

[Turethir]

Great to hear, and I'm excited to see what they do going forward. I'm really happy to see a statement and hope that as many of the things as possible pointed out in the various threads can be fixed.

[SongOfTheWind]

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...cf949ef43bf580

TLDR:
- Face sculpts are broken / out of date, issues such as lips, eyes, etc. that are common complaints have already been fixed internally

This was not in the message you linked. I encourage people to read the original, not tldr.

[Vyrerus]

Hopefully this is true, and not just placating us with supposed changes. This response seems more like PR control than it does reality, since some of the assertions by Yoshi do not match up with what was experienced in the benchmark, overall.

Like the character creator lighting vs. what you see in the benchmark itself. The benchmark run through IS the in game graphics. People's characters still look off in that. The neck seams still break/pop on it. I.E. the issues carry forward because they're really there, and it's not just a character creator or lighting issue.

I do hope everything he claims is fixed already really is fixed. It seems unlikely, if they could fix stuff like this so quickly, why was it an issue in the first place? But oh well. We'll see what happens. At a minimum he has enough faith in his team that they'll not only deliver us a second, better benchmark, but will have the issues fixed by release date, and hopefully that faith is not misplaced.

I'd really hate to basically be gaslit (or see others succumb to this) into thinking changes are better or issues that I've seen first hand aren't actually there. The whole, "You guys just didn't use the shaders right." casts several shades of doubt on this response.

[Anna06]

I'm glad that there has been a response, but I am still a bit worried that it only addressed half of the complaints. To be fair the issues he addressed are the ones that effect the vast majority of players, as well as the issues where there is an objective answer. Basically "Hey the character creator isn't always the best, and a few technical issues slipped through, thanks for pointing them out we'll get to work.

What wasn't addressed however are the arguably more important issues, the smaller fangs for moon cats, the nose smudges for hellsguard, and a few others. Those are the kinds of issues where it's not technical it is artistic, and no fantasia will bring back the smudge if they don't make it an option.

I agree, I'm also a little bit concerned at the lack of mention of the missing upper lip on lalafell but I'll try to stay positive. After all, he wouldn't be able to include everything in just one post. I believe the things that are mentioned are just the biggest examples and they are actively gathering more and more feedback. Let's try to stay hopeful for now

[Karious]

I didn't see anything about the nerfed keeper fangs, but we'll see what they cook