Character creation

[DamianTenbe]

Yea. I would love some more options. Something like eyebrows for hyur highlander would be nice.

[Avatre]

More customization would be a great thing to have, or just unlocking some(not all - not sure if there is anything really other than hair that is specific) the race specific items would be great too. Some things should remain race specific(if there really are any other than hair).

While I do say that, I also would prefer they focus on making more content that extends the story, gives us more side stories(more along the Coil stories, which I haven't even done most of them), and basically anything along those lines. Just more depth, and use of areas that haven't seen anything in YEARS, if ever.

[Rokke]

the popular female races already blur together, why ruin one of the more unique ones? :/

[Spirlia]

To be frank, I'm tired of how everyone looks like a cookie cutter of their chosen race with different decorations. I'm not implying that proportions should be changed or that there should be limb sliders (I've played enough Aion and Blade & Soul to make me actively NOT want that), but I like the "athleticism" slider Okamimaru suggested.

I want to see chubby characters, or just some sort of body alterations beyond height and breast size. Everyone looking like a barbie doll is boring.

[Skivvy]

To be frank, I'm tired of how everyone looks like a cookie cutter of their chosen race with different decorations. I'm not implying that proportions should be changed or that there should be limb sliders (I've played enough Aion and Blade & Soul to make me actively NOT want that), but I like the "athleticism" slider Okamimaru suggested.

I want to see chubby characters, or just some sort of body alterations beyond height and breast size. Everyone looking like a barbie doll is boring.

Maybe take a GW2 approach where you get to select from about 8 different body types. They do also incorporate sliders for the head/face, but IIRC, they're all within reason. You can't create the horrors that you see in other games with sliders.

[GetFoesReqd]

A lot of good ideas. I don't think they should get rid of any of what is already there, aesthetically, just add more options. Like there's no reason to make elezen less stretchy or get rid of dirty-nose cat girl faces. Instead, just make more options for the people that don't love those things. Different cat noses/ears for example. And there is already a wide variety of body types in the different races, but there would be nothing wrong with adding more. I've never played GW2 but the idea about the body types sounds like a solid idea. I realize sliders are a pain in the butt in a game like this, hence why we likely have not seen a butt slider added yet for instance, but if we have to deal in pre-set options, then lets have some more of them. What we have now is good, but it could be a lot better with only a moderate time investment. A good thing for an odd numbered patch, or perhaps 5.0 if nothing else. ^_^

P.S. Also yes to some male highlander eyebrows please. My highlander dude looks ridiculous with his painted on clown-brows.

[Berethos]

I've never played GW2 but the idea about the body types sounds like a solid idea.

Here's the thing - even with the body sliders, you'll never mistake a Norn for a Human. They have specific aspects about their proportions that the body types fit within. All the human body types have a range that looks human. All the Norn body types have a range that immediately pegs them as Norn.

And I'm personally all for that approach.

What some of the players here keep asking for (and in that wonderfully condescending way that just has to insult the current look) is for the sliders to include options that don't fit with the established body type. Sorry to those players, but an Elezen is more than just a pair of pointy ears.

[Skivvy]

Here's the thing - even with the body sliders, you'll never mistake a Norn for a Human. They have specific aspects about their proportions that the body types fit within. All the human body types have a range that looks human. All the Norn body types have a range that immediately pegs them as Norn.

And I'm personally all for that approach.

What some of the players here keep asking for (and in that wonderfully condescending way that just has to insult the current look) is for the sliders to include options that don't fit with the established body type. Sorry to those players, but an Elezen is more than just a pair of pointy ears.

But the kicker is, even Norn have a slider for head size...and you can still tell that they're Norn. Elezen with a slightly larger head will still look like Elezen.

[Sakuraluna]

I would actually love it if the face stripes on miqo'te were separate from the faces, because I feel like that would give me so many more choices to play around with. Same for the horns on au ra tbh.

[KirigiriKyouko]

I want black sclera on female Xaela!