[SUGGESTION] Character creation needs an overhaul/rework/more options

[kevin_satron]

(sorry if bad english)

FFXIV's character creation is really lacking in a lot of stuff, like with faces options and lack of sliders in some parts. I've met quite a lot of people in the game, but most of them have same looking characters. I wish they do something about this in 7.0, especialy when they'll update the graphics. I know there's already quite a lot of forum posts with same topic, especially with specific races like viera and hrothgar, but i should mention that all races have it's own problem too

So i made a list of what they should add in the character creation

General ideas for all races
1. Add more Face preset options
2. Slider needs to be more intense (for example muscle tones, make it so that we can have chubby body)
3. Change "type" options to have a sliders, or atleast add more "type" options (jaw, eye shape, iris size, nose, and mouth)
4. Add more colors options, especially skin colors
5. Add new sliders for some body parts ("bottom" and thighs)
5. Add more new voices (and maybe let us use voices from other races too)
6. Add more Facial hairs/features (beard, moustache, scars and accessories)
7. Bring all race exclusive hairstyle to be available for all races (especially from hrothgar and viera)
8. Add muscle tones slider for races other than hyur and roegadyn
9. Add eye's limbal ring options for races other than au ra
10. New default clothings
11. Add more tail shape options for miqo'te, au ra, and hrothgar
12. Unlockable hairstyle from 1 character, make it account wide
13. Bald options for races and genders other than male hyur-highlander and male roegadyn

Now for specific races

Hyur
1. Add ear shape options

Elezen
1. Let duskwight to have ear clasp and tattoos options from wildwoods
2. Add more ear clasp options


Au Ra
1. Seperate horn from face preset and let it have it's own options
2. Add more horn shapes
3. Horn shape sliders

Hrothgar
1. Female Hrothgar
2. Add an options to have fully fur body or not
3. Tiger/Lion roar voices
4. Seperate ear from face preset and let it have it's own options
5. Change fang length type to have slider
6. Add more fur patterns

Viera
1. Add more ear shapes

By adding more options like this, not only it will benefit the players, but also for the company as well, like more players will start buying a lot of fantasia.

Let me know in the replies what should i add more

PS: i'm tired typing the word "add more options" lmao. English isn't my native language, so i'm trying my best

[CaptainLagbeard]

With 7.0 there should be the upcoming graphical upgrades, since the over 10 year old character models are possibly getting mildly outdated...


Maybe we can hope more character options with that update.
And for more character body related options, I would like Tattoos that aren't tied to armors.

[Floortank]

OP has a lot of great ideas. Sadly I don't think we'll see much of it happen.

[Luluna]

I always back these posts as the character creation is really dated now. I began March 2010 and there was only a few races in the Alpha and Miqo'te females came later in the test so the earlier races are almost 13 years old and in that time they have not changed very much.

They added a boob slider as in V1.0 it was really bad so that was good thing, but since then as we all know they have neglected the customisation a lot.

I know not to get my hopes up with FFXIV, after so long playing I feel that all we will get will be the new light and shading effects as I have not seen them mention anything on giving the customisation a overhaul which I feel it really does need. I would love a lot of what you mentioned but I feel we won't get much.

[Fayt1203]

(sorry if bad english)
9. Add eye's limbal ring options for races other than au ra

It's a good list but this i don't like.. the reason is simple is that i don't like adding features to another race which is a lore wise a racial trait like the limbal rings are for Au ra

But i want fangs option for Miqo'te, is has always bother me that Keepers of the Moon have fangs and Seekers of the Sun dont.

[SassyAssassin]

SE, make freckles independent from makeup, please

[SturmChurro]

I haven't read out the full list, but from what I have skimmed, a lot of this seems to be a bit too much for me. I agree with the general idea of character creation having more options/being made better.

[Calysto]

I'm for more ear shapes (viera/miqote/horthgar/elezen at least) BUT...
I think Viera ears a bit are "too rigid" being tied to a character choice.
Imo the best would be to be able to set a default "ear expression" emote

ex :
|_|
^_^
|_^
^_|
\_/
etc...

Only 3/8 races would benefit from that but all would benefit from a customizable default facial expression.

...

controversial bonus : tails for viera

[Raiya]

Add body scale pattern options to Au'Ra that give variations from ones with low scale to skin ratios to ones that have much higher ones. Also add some varying scale colour options as well. Both would be extremely popular with Au'Ra Players (there's even mods out there that show good concepts of this).

Edit: Don't think anyone needs to add Hrothgar Female as a request it's already known that this is an option that's coming likely with 7.0 expecially since this is THE last option missing from the character creation since 5.0.

[ZeroInfinity]

It's a good list but this i don't like.. the reason is simple is that i don't like adding features to another race which is a lore wise a racial trait like the limbal rings are for Au ra

But i want fangs option for Miqo'te, is has always bother me that Keepers of the Moon have fangs and Seekers of the Sun dont.

I'd much rather have fangs stay a Keeper exclusive trait. It's all we've got going for us! If you give Seekers fangs as an option you're taking away one if the main things that make us unique You already get unique cool eyes, let us keep our fangs.

Besides, if you really want fangs... could just fantasia into a Keeper* :^) (Although I do not endorse the use of such concoctions)

Anyway, I'd love to see body tattoos/markings/scars options implemented. I imagine some Miqo'tes having some stripes on their bodies like the ones on their faces, I'd love to have an option for that. Even if the character creator got a massive overhaul, I wouldn't want to change my character's look much. I'm far too attached to him the way he is. But I'm in favour of more options for everyone else. But I would like that muscle sider so he can be a bit more toned... and a butt slider... Oh and the ability to FLIP HAIRSTYLES. Unless this is already an option I somehow missed...