Character Creation Failure

[RubenSnizzle]

More character customisation = require more processing from consoles&PC.





Take APB Reload on consoles as an example...the devs said the reason for poor performance is because of their character customisation and how much you can do to them.


Granted we'll never have that much freedom on 14, it's just an example of what could happen, people with PC/laptop that plays in medium would probably struggle and have to lower their settings even lower and i wouldn't imagine how it would be on ps4.

[Naunet]

people with PC/laptop that plays in medium would probably struggle and have to lower their settings even lower and i wouldn't imagine how it would be on ps4.

Hiiiiighly doubtful, considering FFXIV's customization options are barely better than WoW's. There are tons of MMOs out there with very detailed character creation that run perfectly fine.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

2 new jobs, both in large demand, battle system and job/cross class system changes, swimming and diving, increased inventory, a new housing ward (assumed to be the same scale of the others, capacity wise), increased furnishings, an improved loot system, a complete surprise of new areas, a PvP overhaul. . .

. . .and we're upset over 2 new hairstyles?

Ok.

Not that I don't agree with your point, but... I'd sacrifice swimming for more customization in a heartbeat. I fear swimming will lead to Blitzball.

[Kosmos992k]

Character creation isn't that big a deal. I would put it at the bottom of the list, compared many other things I would like to be changed/improved first.

Raiding isn't a big part of the game if you look at the completion rates, yet it gets attention every expansion and every other patch. I'd bet that there are at least as many interested in more character options and glamour as there are raiding. By your logic SE should stop working on raids. What do you think?

[Nezerius]

Raiding isn't a big part of the game if you look at the completion rates, yet it gets attention every expansion and every other patch. I'd bet that there are at least as many interested in more character options and glamour as there are raiding. By your logic SE should stop working on raids. What do you think?

More character options isn't gonna give players incentive to keep playing the game, while raiding does. Glamour, while something that does keep people playing, is also something that can tie into raiding, unless you've never done any old raids for the purpose of collecting glamour gear? (or in the case of Coil, crafting mats for dyeable versions.)

[KageTokage]

The only thing I'd really like that I can think of is for them to remove face types, and simply make the different nose/mouth/eye/horn variations interchangeable.

I love my fin horns, but don't like the fact that all of female Au Ra face 4's mouth options look serious, whereas the other faces all have at least one option that looks cheerful (Though I suppose that could be also be remedied by simply allowing your character's default expression to be changed, because my face looks fine to me when smirking/smiling).

[LaylaTsarra]

Would have loved a new race. That is disappointing to me. Relative to new character options, dunno, would have been nice but certainly not a deal breaker for me. The Aura were very well received, just look around to see how many people are using them. Relative to hairstyles, I suspect we'll get a ton more over time.

[Belhi]

I am not disappointed there aren't more character creation options simply because they didn't say that they were planning that as part of the expansion and generally I don't get hopes over things that aren't promised. I am however totally behind lobbying for more options just as I am for having them work on and create a glamour wardrobe feature.

I think it is unfair to say they don't pay attention. Just cause they don't do something doesn't mean they aren't listening. They have to make choices based on priorities, realistic targets and demand. People have been screaming for more inventory space for ages and so that has been something they have invested in heavily this expansion. People have wanted more housing available so they are adding an additional 33% to the current housing amount. People really wanted RDM and SAM and they have made both classes. They are doing cross realm party features that people have asked for. They are adding an extra layer to difficulty of 8 mans which people have asked after.

Just cause they don't do everything or comment on everything doesn't mean they don't pay attention.

[Felis]

more character custominations can come, but not during the character creation (except hairstyles)

They are aware of requests for options to add things such as tattoos and body hair for your character, and that if they were to implement them, it would be more realistic system-wise to make them equippable items, rather than options at Character Creation.

http://www.siliconera.com/2017/03/06...ing-expansion/

[Clawbriar]

Can they at least just give us muscle tone sliders on all the races? Why can't a hunter-gatherer race like the Sun Seeker Miqo'tes or the noamdic Xaela Au Ra be lithe & toned?