[Graphical Update] Strange Hyur

[eunno]

Hello. This is my first time making a forum thread, so I apologize if there are things I am missing. I love FFXIV, I am very excited for Dawntrail as well, but there is a slight problem about the graphical update.

You see, I really love everything they had to offer in the graphical update. I read the other forum threads and I actually have to agree to what people are saying. A major part of me is excited to see how NPCs look.

But the male Midlander Hyur makes me a bit worried. I know that the nose is the same, but the texture and lightning of the nose feels gone, in a way?
It looks really off for me, for some reason. Something is really off, yet I cannot place it. What I would suggest is making it more subtle, like how the developers promised. The nose and the eyes appear to be the main focus of what feels weird to me... I hope you can get my point. Thank you.

[CidHeiral]

I'm all for giving feedback but these nitpicks are getting ridiculous.

[eunno]

I'm all for giving feedback but these nitpicks are getting ridiculous.

Then do not reply...? I am not mad about how it looks...? Yoshi P said it depends on us, and I am simply giving my opinion...

[HeyMcFly]

They don't really have a diverse color palette that skin actually does- there is no natural flush going on (no soft pink hues in cheeks or nose that would actually be there)- it's just 1 tone so they look plastic

[eunno]

You get my point, thank you! I said again that I am not mad about the update at all - I am just giving feedback that it looks a bit weird, and you are correct!

[HeyMcFly]

You get my point, thank you! I said again that I am not mad about the update at all - I am just giving feedback that it looks a bit weird, and you are correct!

I absolutely agree with you
when they revealed how everyone will look in the update, while the edges are smoother and such, the small details that should make them look better literally aren't there. They look plastic or like they covered their faces in concealer without anything to help their appearance. Yes, this may seem nitpicky- I'm a painter irl so I see details like that especially with how characters appear in ffxiv.
So, likely we will have to rely on using face paint for blush.
While I hope there is a subtle skin color update though, with flushed features where they naturally would be instead of having to rely on face paint to solve that issue- which is another problem in itself BECAUSE the face paint color palettes are very bright and can look clownish the darker skin tone you go. So, we do need the designers to give consideration to how skin tones actually look. While it doesn't have to be some black desert or crazy overhaul, a small detail such as adding flushed tones to each skin tone would go so very far in a positive way. The devs are trying to point out details when they show us these updates to character models because not much has actually changed. It's like presenting two plain pieces of paper but they both have been folded in the same way, but the folds on one are just slightly more pristine - and being told "see! theyre not the same!!"
I still appreciate the overhaul, but the plain paper is still plain paper

[eunno]

I absolutely agree with you
when they revealed how everyone will look in the update, while the edges are smoother and such, the small details that should make them look better literally aren't there. They look plastic or like they covered their faces in concealer without anything to help their appearance. Yes, this may seem nitpicky- I'm a painter irl so I see details like that especially with how characters appear in ffxiv.
So, likely we will have to rely on using face paint for blush.
While I hope there is a subtle skin color update though, with flushed features where they naturally would be instead of having to rely on face paint to solve that issue- which is another problem in itself BECAUSE the face paint color palettes are very bright and can look clownish the darker skin tone you go. So, we do need the designers to give consideration to how skin tones actually look. While it doesn't have to be some black desert or crazy overhaul, a small detail such as adding flushed tones to each skin tone would go so very far in a positive way. The devs are trying to point out details when they show us these updates to character models because not much has actually changed. It's like presenting two plain pieces of paper but they both have been folded in the same way, but the folds on one are just slightly more pristine - and being told "see! theyre not the same!!"
I still appreciate the overhaul, but the plain paper is still plain paper

You are precisely correct. This is what has also been bothering me. I really hope the developers take your words into consideration. It seems as if the skin just does not have enough of the same lightning it had before for it to look natural? Like the nose/eye creases perhaps? But flushed skin is also what I heavily agree on.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

They are only showing one set of combinations. We arent seeing any of the other jaw or face options.

[Wasselin]

I hope they get it right! I think it's really hard to tell from just the few screenshots and comparison they gave us though.

I play a midlander male, so this is what I'm most worried about. I personally don't see anything wrong with the nose and think the difference between the two images is pretty subtle. The nose looks maybe a little bit less pronounced and definitely smoother. Which is the same for the whole face. I'm optimistic that my midlander male will still have the same feel but just look better overall.

[Larirawiel]

I do not find, that it looks strange. The lighting looks more correct. In the old picture the shadows are completely messed up.


Cheers