[Graphical Update Feedback] Eyes and Limbal Rings on Au ra

[judithvelkhana]

I hope the au ra limbal rings still glow. I think the charm point of them is how freaky they make my wol look

[UNDEAD10000]

I'm probably only player in FFXIV who never liked Au ra's bright glow of limbal rings, which is why i use black color for limbal rings when it's only color that fits with white eyes colors i'm using on my character and don't have bright glow like most limbal ring colors have..

So for me limbal rings colors becoming more natural is huge upgrade and i even might change limbal rings color from black to other color that could fit well with white eye colors i'm using on my character.
I don't mind having option to choose between bright glow or more natural colored limbal rings either.

[kulovalkea]

I'm very excited about the upcoming scale rework, and also very glad the devs considered the earlier user feedback regarding the texture/sheen of the horns!

However, like most others here, I'm also a little concerned about the future appearance of the limbal rings (and their glow).

I have always considered the limbal rings one of the more unique elements of the Au Ra design, and I have created all my Auri characters with this visual in mind. It's especially important for the character I started the game with, to the point I used my Fantasia potion just to make the irises darker for a higher limbal ring contrast.

As seen in the screenshots below, the limbal ring glow is also the vocal point of each sample. All the images are taken from the game without any color editing outside of gpose's own settings.



I hope that the people who enjoy their character's more eerie and visible limbal ring effect will be able to do so in the graphic update as well.

[ostaraaurum]

I'm really excited for the change myself-- I always wished that the limbal rings blended a bit more seamlessly, and prefer a more natural look.
That said, I hope there's maybe some sort of slider for the people who want a more glowy option for the limbal rings, or a light/dark option like there is for lip color.

[imagymnasia]

I'm torn on the change. I love the new look: how natural it is, how clear and life-like the eyes become. The possibility of having two-tone eyes is really exciting, and the models look incredible. For a long time I avoided applying the limbal rings to my WoL (or used a darker, less noticeable color) because I didn't like the glowy look, and that era Me would have gone absolutely nuts over the changes.

That said, my character now has the uncanny limbal rings for a lore reason. They're subtler than some characters I've seen, but I purposefully picked them to

reflect the light poisoning the WoL goes through in ShB.

Those events irrevocably changed how she looks and the limbal rings are integral to that.

tldr; I think the ideal solution would be to allow us to toggle (like the dark/light for lip color, for example) or maybe use a slider to vary the intensity of the color, if that's possible. I'm sure there are considerations I can't even fathom, but that seems to be the "simplest" way to make all Au Ra havers happy.

I really appreciate all the work that's gone into making Au Ra eyes what they are (and what they are is beautiful). I'm just concerned a large portion of the fanbase might lose such a key part of their characters' identities/expressions. I hope all Au Ra players get to see their characters they way they've imagined them, glow or no glow.

Thanks for listening!

[Gember]

I actually don't mind the softer look of the limbal rings, but what would be awesome is if those softer rings still held a glow to them. I can't tell with the example picture since the character is outside with warm color eyes. The updated version is a awesome change so I am not against this. I play a male Au'ra that has black eyes and pure white limbal rings which helps the contrast since my whole eyeball is black. I'm fine with this change if the glow is still there.

[NidhoggMoshpit]

I'm suming myself to the group of au ra players who wanted their led limbal rings back, in case that won't be an option!

[crystallineAbyss]

Might as well add mine, but I've been in both camps of subtle and LED for effect! Personally, I'd prefer if they could be split colors instead of this proposed change...orz

The green makes her eyes look radioactive, while the second is a nice happy-medium between the two colors to give the impression that they're glowing. It's a fun effect and I'd hate to see it go away. The same goes for roegadyn and miqote eyes; just stop with the homogenization TToTT

[Atelier-Bagur]

I find it amusing people keep arguing about the whole "uniqueness" aspect of the eyes when the reality is 90% of the playerbase is Au Ra anyway.

They probably should just cancel the graphical update on Au Ra since players are already satisfied with them anyway (well besides the lack of customizations) and just focus on the other races that need it.

[DamianFatale]

I never liked the Limbal Rings, and I prefer the enhanced version in the update. With that said, it could really do with a slider to adjust the brightness of the limbal rings as an addition in the update. I feel like that would be the perfect compromise.