Character Customization Moving Forward into Shadowbringer

[DarkEiraStar]

Take a break from complaining about gender locked races and tell the devs what options you want to see for our current races. I feel like with Hrothgar and Viera having new and unique customization, this might pave the way for the other races to receive additional options as well.

I play a Female Raen Au Ra and I would love to see:

Face and Horn options separated, please, please, PLEASE!

Face paint options that actually look good or aren't hidden by face scales

Scars, Tattoos, and piercings

Better Makeup options for ladies (and gents)

Longer hairstyles for boys and girls. I don't care about clipping. 12 years of all my robes going through my mounts in World of Warcraft and I could care less about clipping with some movements or having to change my hair to fit an outfit. If Zenos can have luscious locks why can't we?

Addition tails. Au Ra's have 4 versus Miqo'te's 6?

[Hugowulf]

Shorter haircuts that are a bit on the masculine side would be nice, as would facial hairs. I’m all for androgynous stuff so people can have more options but it’s been a bit lazy on the devs part lately.

[Hazmick]

Agree with all of the above.

I really would like more body customisation options (scars, tattoos, more muscle sliders etc.) which I know is tricky to do but would be really neat to see.

Also more ear customisation for Elezen <^_^>

[zombunnies]

Also more ear customisation for Elezen <^_^>

Seconded! I would kill for more traditionally styled elf ears, like something from LoZ, or LoTR.

And besides more faces, what I'd REALLY like, is to have separate make up layers. I just want to have freckles and eyeliner.

[Iscah]

Seconded! I would kill for more traditionally styled elf ears, like something from LoZ, or LoTR.

...but isn't that what they have already?

[zombunnies]

...but isn't that what they have already?

Not really no. In the things I mentioned, their ears are more pressed against their heads, like actual ears. In FFXIV Elezen ears stick OUT. Also, in LoZ especally, their ears taper dramatically and are far more narrow at the tips. While Elezen ears are more blunt.

[Iscah]

I feel like with Hrothgar and Viera having new and unique customization, this might pave the way for the other races to receive additional options as well.

Don't count too solidly on "new and unique customisation" actually meaning they have more options than other races. Most likely it's just *different* options. (For comparison, you could call Auri limbal rings a 'new' customisation option that hadn't been seen in other races, but data-wise it uses the same input that stores racial tattoos or unique earrings on other races.)

Also if I remember correctly, I think that quote originated from when they were talking about why they were making headgear invisible - in which case the meaning was probably more like "doing this means we could include designs that wouldn't work with helmets" than "doing this meant we could incorporate more choices per character".

[DarkEiraStar]

Don't count too solidly on "new and unique customisation" actually meaning they have more options than other races. Most likely it's just *different* options. (For comparison, you could call Auri limbal rings a 'new' customisation option that hadn't been seen in other races, but data-wise it uses the same input that stores racial tattoos or unique earrings on other races.)

Also if I remember correctly, I think that quote originated from when they were talking about why they were making headgear invisible - in which case the meaning was probably more like "doing this means we could include designs that wouldn't work with helmets" than "doing this meant we could incorporate more choices per character".

I don't believe there will be new character options for other races at Shadowbringer's launch, and probably not in many patches afterward. However it is unlikely that we will see anymore new races given the development time and cost into creating them. That's doesn't mean that we can't or shouldn't see new character options for the existing races. They're adding Viera because people really wanted them (they were actually considering Viera in place of Au Ra's back in Heavensward), they're adding Hrothgar because people wanted a more animalistic race. So why wouldn't they consider adding new options to the existing races, if there is enough of a demand for them?

[Iscah]

I don't believe there will be new character options for other races at Shadowbringer's launch, and probably not in many patches afterward. However it is unlikely that we will see anymore new races given the development time and cost into creating them. That's doesn't mean that we can't or shouldn't see new character options for the existing races. They're adding Viera because people really wanted them (they were actually considering Viera in place of Au Ra's back in Heavensward), they're adding Hrothgar because people wanted a more animalistic race. So why wouldn't they consider adding new options to the existing races, if there is enough of a demand for them?

I'm not saying they can't add new options, but that it's unlikely the new races would have inherently more 'customisation points' than the older races. Possibly it will stay the same, or possibly all the races get some extra settings, but I doubt the new races will have more options-per-character than the older ones.

Some people are interpreting the statements about the new races having (vague quote from memory) unique customisation options as a tradeoff for not having visible helmets, as that somehow that will translate into giving them more categories of character settings.

If people are counting on that being the case, I think they may be setting themselves up for disappointment and a wave of angry "where are the additional customisation options we were promised?!?!" posts upon Shadowbringers' release - when we weren't promised anything at all, and people just read something into a statement that was never actually there.

[HyoMinPark]

I'd love to see the option to choose clan markings for Miqo'te (without having to pick a face I don't like for clan markings I do like), but I don't think they'll add it. Which makes me sad. :c I'd like the option to pick only the cheek stripes on my current face, because I don't like the forehead stripes.

I'd also love the option to have multiple face paints. Why can't my character have both her cheek tattoo and eye shadow. ;w;