FFXIV already has better character customization than Warcraft

[MistakeNot]

Better in all aspects? None that I can think of.

Better in some ways? Age of Conan allows you to make much more detailed adjustments of face and body shape - not only if you are short or tall, but if you are big or thin. It also allows you to have various body markings/tattoos.

[Jandor]

What more do you guys want? Name some games that do it better!

Give some examples!

Please? :3

Those fancy waifu creators that come attached to boring unfinished MMO's and massive cash shops tend to have nice character customization...

[Bright-Flower]

It's not 'great' but I actually kind of like the SC VI CC, though it's not a MMO so I guess that doesn't count here.

[UserHere]

WoW came out in 2004. They shouldn't be your measuring stick. Black Desert blows XIV away when it comes to character creation.

[Cerbolt]

ESO definitely. They have a butt slider

[SamSmoot]

I find that all the detailed customization doesn't really matter, since this is how I see of my character in the game:

The only time I see it's face is in the character select screen, and that's only until I get the two clicks done.

[Clover_Blake]

I know that BDO character creator is popular, and I've had my small share of fun (and pain) playing with it, but I wouldn't put it as a sample of what I want my character creator to be like. I personally find BDO's extremely difficult and unfriendly to use; it's easy to mess your character up in big ways. Plus I find the hairstyles limited, even if you can deform them in the most ridiculous ways possible.

I guess I prefer Blade and Soul; it's a happy mix between FFXIV and the extreme difficulty that BDO is.

[Skivvy]

A game I love, Archeage - far better options.

WITH THAT SAID, I don't overly mind the XIV creator in XIV. I would like to see facial options unlocked within an entire race (e.g. Eyes/mouth/nose will no longer be locked to faces 1, 2, 3 4, etc - you can mix and match with all options within the race). That alone would make me quite happy and could really broaden the types of characters we see in game, all while still keeping perfectly normal appearances.

To give an idea, these were some really quick mock-ups I made a while back in MSpaint (dem skillz!):




These may not be the best examples, but they are pulling various facial features from all the faces in the race.

While I do enjoy really expansive character creators, it can also be a bit overwhelming to me as you have SO many options for what you can do.....and I want far too many! lol

[Iscah]

I would like to see facial options unlocked within an entire race (e.g. Eyes/mouth/nose will no longer be locked to faces 1, 2, 3 4, etc - you can mix and match with all options within the race). That alone would make me quite happy and could really broaden the types of characters we see in game, all while still keeping perfectly normal appearances.

To give an idea, these were some really quick mock-ups I made a while back in MSpaint (dem skillz!):
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These may not be the best examples, but they are pulling various facial features from all the faces in the race.

While I do enjoy really expansive character creators, it can also be a bit overwhelming to me as you have SO many options for what you can do.....and I want far too many! lol

I don't think they can just do that, because (I assume) the faces fit together like jigsaw puzzles, and each face element would be designed to slot into that particular face shape.

If you wanted them all to be interchangeable, I think the faces themselves would have to be a lot more uniform in their shape and proportions.


It would also be about the amount of data involved. Right now it only needs to store your choice out of 6 options. If you could access every element, that would be 24 options, times however many face settings there are.

[Ceridwenae]

Assuming you mean MMO games, OP, I'll go along with what MistakeNot said about Age of Conan. It's not as pretty as this game, but the sliders were very real.

Not MMO? Sims 3 or 4.