Dawntrail character graphics update - opinions, requests and discussion megathread

[Moxxi]

I don't have any before photos to compare with, or good after photos to point things out. But i did design my roe with both benchmarks before returning so it is kind of a mixed bag after playing through all of ARR up to maintenance, female roegadyn face 2 still have a small issue with the philtrum not lining up properly with the lip. This is mostly noticeable in certain lighting and while super close to the face. A friend's roe that use face 4 seem to not have this issue, and it is hard to unsee after others pointed it out on here.
Eyes is another, i didn't think much of it at first but moment i went all white when reaching heavensward i fell in love with the kind of blind effect it gave and that is now gone with the black pupils. (I were going for like an aethery glow feel for roleplay reasons).
Lips... i don't see too big a difference with one i use except that lipstick seem to not properly fill out at the edges and highest points of the cupid bow, easy to notice if you go for colors that stand out compared to skin/lips.

Besides those things and what other femroe players have pointed out i'm actually ok with it, my character didn't change too much but lost the little uniqueness she had.

Small edit, but think others pointed out that male roegadyn face 2 still have the colored pupil, so checked the second benchmark and yes. It is there.. Only face for roegadyn with it..

[Doopliss]

Hair has lost a TON of its luster and now looks really inconsistent between various lighting scenarios. Easily noticeable just by pulling the Character window next to your character standing in the world. Another disappointing bit.

Hair has lost a ton of its luster and some has waaaay too much. Lighting reflects character hair color way too inconsistently compared to how 6.58 and prior did it, and some hair colors outright changed. I've tried mentioning this in the JP thread back in May and once more after the second benchmark, and it looks like they made small adjustments to some races, but even then it turns out they were quick fixes and not very accurate either.

I posted a bug report about it, but my examples were kind of hasty 'cause I have limited comparable old screenshots...and I have yet to play DT, and still want to see the story... I hope this gets fixed. I'd super appreciate it if others were able to gather more examples of this though, at any point.

[Twisty]

Hi, first time posting on the forums, hope the formatting is ok.

A little compilation of what I'm unhappy with the graphical update. Really sucks to say it ruined the hype for the rest of the expansion for me quite a bit. I'm really attached to how my character has looked for over 7 years at this point.
Midlander Face 5, Jaw 3, Eye shape 1, Nose 1, Mouth 4

[Spooky_Biscuits]

Also as many have commented. Hair sheen is in consistent. Look at the hair vs the Ear texture. Like who let this past QA?

[ShinyaAureolus]

Before

After


I have been robbed in ways I can't even explain.

I'm not ok.

[Cheapshot]

Hi, first time posting on the forums, hope the formatting is ok.

A little compilation of what I'm unhappy with the graphical update. Really sucks to say it ruined the hype for the rest of the expansion for me quite a bit. I'm really attached to how my character has looked for over 7 years at this point.

Gosh :’( I feel heartbroken for you. This one is instantly noticeable even though it’s not my character! Your character seems to have gotten the same treatment as mine. You had a youthful and fresh look before which is gone now. Same thing happened to my miqo’te. I’m really sorry. I really hope we get changes because in no world is that a graphical improvement.

[cutestfox]

It is something to say when a decade old design still holds up to a rework and graphical update
The original artists were incredibly talented and knew what they were doing.
All they needed was texture resolution

[SongOfTheWind]

MViera face 3 eye type 3 had a broken eyeliner tattoo in the 1st benchmark. It is the most non conventional eye shape/orientation for that face and the tattoo was just breaking instead of continuing the lines. You know how it got “fixed” in the 2nd benchmark and the game? By turning the eyes and changing its angle to make it look almost like the rest of the options.

[Spooky_Biscuits]

It is something to say when a decade old design still holds up to a rework and graphical update
The original artists were incredibly talented and knew what they were doing.
All they needed was texture resolution

And not condoning or speaking publicly of such dubious things, but the fact that "player based visual enhancement totally not square enix dev options" already managed to do this texture wise with the old graphics speaks volumes.

[FELIX_ZERO]

Some lalafell headwares are clipping and being erased when the eyebrows move. Best example is the eyepatch. i hope they fix this right away. This was not an issue before the graphical update. seems like they changed the shapes of the heads or something.