Character Creation Options!

[Chrees]

You think 8 hairstyles is bad? Lalafell got shafted the most. We only get to choose from 4. Luckily my hairstyle is the one that I really wanted, but still. :/

[Abriael]

I would say that more customization options are pretty much low priority at the moment. Even because the game isn't really below the average in that regard.
More is better, but I would say that more things to *do* is even better, at least for now. They're always in time to add more hairstyles.

Also, people think that "sliders" are be all end all, that's a common misconception, especially with bodies. There is a tradeoff with that kind of customization. The more you variate bodies, the more generic the animations need to be in order to fit a more generic skeleton.
Considering how nice most animations are in this game, I'd much rather keep those, and not have body customization.

[Visch]

Can I please be able to modify my ass and boob size -.-?

People like you can't be trusted with something like that.

[Abriael]

I still didn't see anyone asking for boob jiggle physics. I am disappoint.

[ShinChuck]

I'd love to see more options. Stuff like WoW or XI/XIV just doesn't cut it for me anymore after I've seen things like AION or PSU. I just love creating characters, so it is a bit of a bummer it's just XI rehashed.

[Abriael]

I'd love to see more options. Stuff like WoW or XI/XIV just doesn't cut it for me anymore after I've seen things like AION or PSU. I just love creating characters, so it is a bit of a bummer it's just XI rehashed.

Lol. No it's not. That's an obvious hyperbole. FFXIV is on a completely different level that FFXI (few faces, few hairstyles to chose from, two colors per hairstyle and that's it).

Considering the high amount of absolutely hideous characters you see around in Aion or in games with similar options, that system is hardly perfect. Giving options where it counts tends to be more efficent than giving a lot of options that don't count, and make making a character that looks decent actually harder.

[ShinChuck]

Lol. No it's not. That's an obvious hyperbole. FFXIV is on a completely different level that FFXI (few faces, few hairstyles to chose from, two colors per hairstyle and that's it).

It takes the basics of XI and adds a bit to them. Sure, it's better, but it's hardly anything in depth, and still very basic by today's standards. FFXI Redux.

/hairmuss

[Abriael]

It takes the basics of XI and adds a bit to them. Sure, it's better, but it's hardly anything in depth, and still very basic by today's standards. FFXI Redux.

It multiplies the customization options pretty much by ten, and I mean just the options, since the increase in combinations is exponential.
That's hardly what I would define a "bit".

It's pretty much in line with today's standards. Some cases with more options (which often lead to hideous results) hardly qualify as a "standard".

[ShinChuck]

It multiplies the customization options pretty much by ten, and I mean just the options, since the increase in combinations is exponential.
That's hardly what I would define a "bit".

It's pretty much in line with today's standards. Some cases with more options (which often lead to hideous results) hardly qualify as a "standard".

It's XI, with some minor enhancements. Is it better? Sure. Is it a continuation of XI's character creation? Yup.

You still have characters that roughly like the same. As OP showed, there are numerous ways to really make a difference, and many MMOs (and numerous other genres) do go for something a little more varied. Numerous people in this topic have agreed on this as well.

[Preypacer]

It multiplies the customization options pretty much by ten, and I mean just the options, since the increase in combinations is exponential.
That's hardly what I would define a "bit".

It's pretty much in line with today's standards. Some cases with more options (which often lead to hideous results) hardly qualify as a "standard".

That's what I was thinking, too.. of all the MMOs I've played, only a handful of them have character creation that's *that* in depth. Aion, Perfect World, Forsaken World... and a few others come to mind. Most MMOs, by far, do not offer that much character customization. So, it's by no means "modern standard".

I think we could do well with more hair styles, voice sets, eye colors... perhaps different chest sizes for those who seem to want it in a video game (kinda creepy, IMO)... but the all-out character customization of a game like Aion, as you stated Abriael, could lead to some very, very ridiculous, often creepy-looking characters which kinda detract from the game.

I mean check out some of the samples on this page: Click Here

No thanks.

By all means, more options for each race's look/sounds, details, etc... But I think they should still resemble what they're supposed to.