Dawntrail character graphics update - opinions, requests and discussion megathread

[SugaryMiraa]

I really got no words for this. I do not recognize my WoL anymore. It's like a different person almost, as others have mentioned. Hopefully things can improve in the future, but as of right now I'm quite dissapointed in this.

[GrizzlyTank]

i just hate this fanbase lol. I feel like they destroyed all the good stuff about this graphic update. The first pictures of the graphic update that was released in january looked AMAZING, and i feel like the the release looks nothing like those pictures because of the stupid feedback that was given by this giant crybaby fanbase.

Who would have thought that people aren't to fond of what should have been a shader and texture update became a model replacement and a general change in art-style.

[Alice9]

They really messed up F Au Ra on this one.

[SaraSin]

Idk if im over exaggerating, but this does not feel like the same character ive been playing for years.






Not a big fan of the new lips and eyeshadow. Not to mention those dead fish eyes that are trying to forget everything they've seen...
I feel some characters do look improved in some areas but man, miqo and au'ra female don't feel the same at all :/

[Verschlafen]

I really got no words for this. I do not recognize my WoL anymore. It's like a different person almost, as others have mentioned. Hopefully things can improve in the future, but as of right now I'm quite dissapointed in this.

Absolutly agree, i play human too, and not very happy about the nose and some face changes looks like a surgery fail.

[KhujaRela]

Idk if im over exaggerating, but this does not feel like the same character ive been playing for years.






Not a big fan of the new lips and eyeshadow. Not to mention those dead fish eyes that are trying to forget everything they've seen...
I feel some characters do look improved in some areas but man, miqo and au'ra female don't feel the same at all :/

Some characters, along NPC's sharing features got this uncanny "shocked" "war flashbacks" face on them... I got to avoid it on mine but I still get jump scared with the new npc looks, I think this has to be adressed soon or later

[TheDruidOcelot]

Face 1 M! seeker miqo'te

its legitimately a downgrade.

they made my favorite alt UGLY.

they made his eyes 1/3 the size AT BEST, made his mouth TRIPLE the width, and narrowed and straightened his nose, removing his major charm point of having a rounder nose that was upturned at the end.

i hate everything about it.

he looks like he was a sitcom actor replaced by a cheaper person who the producers thought people watching wouldn't notice.


he's 100% hideous now.

squeenix should have taken an extra 2 expansions to actually do the upgrade right instead of what they did.

[Sommerfugl]

I didn't have much time to test the game yet, but there's one hairstyle that's clearly unfinished.
This long wavy hairstyle does not have any shine whatsoever, it's just very very flat. The textures were upscaled, but it still looks like its lacking something.

How it looks in Dawntrail:


To compare, this is how other hairs look, with proper shine and all:



I will be using another hairstyle with proper shine for the time being, but I'd be happy if they fixed the long wavy one, as it is one of the prettiest hairstyles of the game.

Comparing to the benchmark, this hairstyle had some issues with how it cast shadows in the characters' face and this seems to be fixed and looks pretty now, so my thanks to the team for the effort.

[KelnerX]

Look how they massacred my girl

Eyebrows are thinner
Lipstick has lost its gloss
The irises are darker, this makes the character look tired
Shape of the nose has been changed and the shiny/plastic skin makes it look less "flat"
Philcrum is also more pronounced

6.58 - looks vibrant and warm
7.0 - looks like me in real life, tired and "dead inside"

DT graphics update killed all hype for me. I will probably stop playing the game when my subscription expires.

[A5TRON4UT]

I have always played with the slightly thicker option applied, and after the update they are barely prominent. Why even offer the thicker version if you're just going to make them both subtle and thin? This really messes up the character's features, since on fem Roegadyn the eyebrows have quite a unique shape, and up until now were able to be rather prominent. This is really disappointing, I hope they get modified to look thicker like they did before
The zoomed in version shows the difference well - the character customisation options are the exact same in the before and after.