One Concern about Expanded Character Customization in 8.0

[Garruss]

Just hope it doesn't cause looks of my character to change after they add all the new options.

I can see them having to give our free Fantasias if that happens again.

[SyferU]

Exactly my point, people already make unfunny meme characters or straight up painful colour combinations with the very limited options to do so. Right now it's actually pretty difficult to make an eyesore, it won't be with the expanded options.

I never really understand when people use the most cancer color combination and outfits, do they just look at their character and roll around on the ground laughing or something?

[FuturePastNow]

I've played an Alien in Star Trek Online. Nothing they add to this game's character creator can hurt me.

[Underscore]

Agreed. It's another hit to the game's once cohesive lore and aesthetics. Combined with all the IRL clothes and other joke items they keep adding, I worry that the game will stop looking like FFXIV at all and perhaps even turn away new players.

What the character customization in this game actually needs is more face options, more hairstyles, a separation of Au Ra faces and horns, animation customization, etc - a full colour picker for skin and hair is not what we needed and imo creates more problems than it solves. A reasonable expansion of the palette would've sufficed, and wouldn't lead to neon creatures running around Limsa and further breaking immersion. I hope face paint layering isn't the only good feature they'll be adding.

[CCheshire]

I never really understand when people use the most cancer color combination and outfits, do they just look at their character and roll around on the ground laughing or something?

Sir/Ma'm this a mmo not a single player game, so everyone has total freedom in the current CC and glams whatever they want now in May 2026 already including running around in small clothes, 2b leggings, mascots dyed in neon colors, joke armors/weps, and that giant hat from Syrcus Tower.

If anyone really annoys me then I just blacklist them in town so I don't have to see them anymore, and they can blacklist me in return if they dislike my glams too.

[VeyaAkemi]

If anyone really annoys me then I just blacklist them in town so I don't have to see them anymore, and they can blacklist me in return if they dislike my glams too.

This is the way, live and let live to the fullest.

Unrelated, but I hope the color picker option is also added to Limbal Ring settings, despite not being mentioned, cuz I'd love to have a more glowing, vibrant red for my eye rings.

[SalamanderIX]

Just hope it doesn't cause looks of my character to change after they add all the new options.

I'm hoping that color changes for skin and eyes won't cost fantasia anymore, due to these kind of changes.

It seems a bit overdue anyway.

[Derio]

Waiting for Berlin fanfest when they announce new beards.

[Wasselin]

I'm all for expanded character creation options but was anyone actually asking for making your skin color any shade of the rainbow? That kind of feels out of left field to me.

[Kelg]

Hey, at least the roe population will double if not triple due to all the unfunny Shrek cosplayers


Just because a child can get a gun on their own does not mean that you should be giving children guns.
The color wheel skin color is one of the few things I did not like about the keynote.
The skin color selection should be expanded, sure, but not like this

I'm fine with seeing meme "Shrek" characters here and there if it means i have more options to customize my character. I don't see how there is any immersion arguement left when all the glams/gear now looks like modern day sims gear and phantasy star armor. People need to stop whining about every little thing they add.