2B outfit "cutouts"

[silverlunarfox]

It honestly gives some grounding to a long-term suspicious I've had that they barely test art assets when they put them in the game. It could very well be that their production pipeline is such that by the time a model made by the art team is in the game, sending it back to them to fix glaring issues is impossible due to deadlines... which I would be willing to understand if they actually fixed gear once its already in the game in a latter patch, but I feel like unless people raise a huge stink about the 2B chestpiece, it will simply go unfixed permanently. I would've preferred if they withheld this glamour until 5.3 or even 5.5 if they were going to take shortcuts that harm player customization like this, nobody should have to fantasia their character's skin color just to wear an outfit.

I agree with the production aspect. I'd like to think people would make a stink about it enough, but a lot of people tend to run the skin tones that are close to that color, so I'm just not sure if this will happen. Sometimes I do feel like an oddball with the skin choices I pick XP

I also agree with being ok witholding the glamour. No one should have to fantasia at all to at least make it look less ridiculous looking. Just because I could fantasia, doesn't mean every one else can (or want too), and they shouldn't have to suffer through it or not enjoy an otherwise well made glamour that's extremely popular. Especially with all the sacrifices that have to be made to the RNG gods just to get it! XD

[Naria]

It honestly gives some grounding to a long-term suspicious I've had that they barely test art assets when they put them in the game. It could very well be that their production pipeline is such that by the time a model made by the art team is in the game, sending it back to them to fix glaring issues is impossible due to deadlines... which I would be willing to understand if they actually fixed gear once its already in the game in a latter patch, but I feel like unless people raise a huge stink about the 2B chestpiece, it will simply go unfixed permanently. I would've preferred if they withheld this glamour until 5.3 or even 5.5 if they were going to take shortcuts that harm player customization like this, nobody should have to fantasia their character's skin color just to wear an outfit.

Taking shortcuts or a "one size fits all" approach isn't new in the game. A few other people have mentioned the bunny tights. Not only does your skin tone not show on them, but Au Ra scales on the legs completely disappear. The Au Ra collectible NPC in Eulmore has actually had this corrected, as both her grey skintone and white scales can be seen through her fishnets. Au Ra scales also disappear with the new Neir tights. There is also the general lack of accounting for tails in designs. It is something I've gotten used to working around it for glamours in the game, but I wish they applied a band-aid to the 2B costume top that better fit all races even if it wasn't quite as accurate to Neir Automata.

FFXIV updates quite regularly compared to many other MMOs, and as you said the production schedule is probably extremely tight but as I play a race/skintone combo that gets the short end of the stick frequently in can be a bit frustrating.

[Rasikko]

It's just joining the club full of armor that is known to have a portion that just wont dye, or dye poorly but serves as a huge focal point and it makes the whole outfit not worth glamouring to something.

[Naria]

This outfit is very pretty, but I think that the "cutout" patterns should have just been black or grey, especially since there are so many different possible skin tones in the game. Alternatively, they could have made it so the "cutouts" switched to black when dyed like the white parts of the sleeves and gloves do. The tights have the same skin tone problem at least for grey skin tones (it seems to change to fit human ones) but there are many other tights in game that can be used instead that are similar that is isn't as annoying.

[RadicalPesto]

This is actually kind of an embarrassing oversight for a glamour outfit that people have been eagerly anticipating as one of the biggest rewards from this raid series. It feels like they took a modelling shortcut when it came to making the upper chest window and either were in such a rush they didn't test it on anything except white skin, or expected people would somehow not notice.

I'm not even particularly sure if it will be fixed at all, because in order to make see-through cloth (like in the starter Viera chestpiece) they need to remake the model so that the character's skin is actually rendered under the cloth, and then add a semi-transparent texture layer on top of that skin. In the 2B outfit, there's nothing rendered under the flesh-colored cut-outs whatsoever, so fixing this issue means remaking significant parts of the model and of the model's texture, which is the kind of work Square Enix has never done when it comes to models that are already in game: There's models with texture bugs (for example, Lightning's haircut on Miqo'te has messed up specularity that makes the back of your head look like a cracked egg) that have gone unfixed since A Realm Reborn.

Because of this, the 2B outfit, despite being one of the most eagerly anticipated raid rewards for this expansion, will likely look absolutely strange forever unless your character has a light skin color similar to the actual character of 2B. This is terrible, and what's truly most concerning is that Square Enix has a pattern of considering gear models that are already in game to be a done deal, meaning that this game, despite supporting a variety of skin colors that include ones that don't even exist in reality, will forever have this crossover outfit look immersion-breaking for an enormous number of players.

[SturmChurro]

The more I look at it, like on 2P, the more I think definitely oversight. It looks like they tried to pretend it was a bit see-through, with a cheap texture. Like in a PS2 game or something. Rather than do like with the Viera racial gear. It's almost the same color as her skin, but slightly darker. Those are for sure meant to be faux cut outs.

[Coltvoyance]

I'd like to think this is an unacceptable oversight for most players, both EN and JP, and an embarrassment for the Dev team. It very much looks like it's supposed to take on the skin tone of the player wearing it. If it's not supposed to, then they should push it to a color that doesn't look flesh toned.

We'll see what happens, but for the games most ambitious crossover to date, the launch of their latest alliance raid and, for the centerpiece reward of the patch, it's pretty cringey.

I'm curious if YOKO TARO knows...

[silverlunarfox]

I'd like to think this is an unacceptable oversight for most players, both EN and JP, and an embarrassment for the Dev team. It very much looks like it's supposed to take on the skin tone of the player wearing it. If it's not supposed to, then they should push it to a color that doesn't look flesh toned.

We'll see what happens, but for the games most ambitious crossover to date, the launch of their latest alliance raid and, for the centerpiece reward of the patch, it's pretty cringey.

I'm curious if YOKO TARO knows...

I mean.....it's time to hunt this man down....He gave us a booty and thighs in game....maybe he can help with this!

[Storm-Driver]

I think it's an oversight while also being a tad bit lazy... You can see it on the legs as well, where the mash lace-like material is just colored in to *look* like mesh. They've used transparency-like cloth before in FFXIV. I have a dark-skinned character and a lack of funding needed to buy Fantasias on the dime. So hopefully this can be fixed by the time I get that coffer... (Still grinding for that thing, Square! Give it to me!)

[DeusOcha]

I haven't got the glamour myself yet, but I'm curious on how it changes Au Ra scale legs. Anyone have a screen?