Benchmark/Graphics Update - Show your WoL's before and after

[Coerced]

Can't say that I'm a fan.



Looks like the character got roughly ten years younger and frequently swims in lotion.

[nordiclania]

Really? From what you posted I thought your character looked very pretty. The Viera nose trait looks even more prominent in the pics you posted, and I think it makes her look more distinct than before!

One thing that people aren't mentioning, is that character creator now has changing light conditions outdoors, even on a set time of day, and it can change how the character looks when taking the screenshot. All I can really recommend is to poke around and get every detail right if something feels off. We're all still getting a free fantasia. I'm sorry if you're finding it hard to make your character right. I know how important our characters can be. I just honestly think you have a wonderful character.

The nose was the one thing that I liked! (As mentioned in another thread.) But I'm sad about the lips and eyes.

Thank you for liking my character. :') <3 I will try to fiddle around some more. It's not like I will stop playing the game or anything, I was just not expecting certain details to be removed.

(Perhaps this will give me a reason to play fem Hroth instead...? )

[Loops]

I'm personally very unhappy with the changes to the character options that I use. I was excited for the graphics update, but I do not like the result on my character. I have been playing for over 10 years and having my character change for the worse is upsetting. I don't use the forums, and I only came here to share my dissatisfaction with the update in hopes that I can add my voice to the choir and get changes made.

Here is a slider comparison of my character:
https://imgsli.com/MjU1NDMy

Here are the base images:

Here are the main things that I am specifically unhappy with:

• For my character this is less of a graphical update and more of a design overhaul, and the new style makes me look like a doll.
• The glossy effect on my skin makes me look like I'm wet, made of plastic, or both.
• Almost every aspect of my face has changed in pursuit of an overall "roundness". The angles on my face have all been rounded more than is necessary and it changes my appearance rather than update the graphics.
  
• The coloring is de-saturated and the shadows are too gentle. It takes away a lot of the contrast, and I preferred the old style. This can also be seen looking at the rocks in the background.
• The texture on my irises is muddled compared to the old textures, which were much more defined.
• The bushy eyebrows facial feature has been toned down excessively.
• To parrot what's already been said many times in this thread, the lips look awful.

I don't want to come off as if this update is entirely negative; I'm sure that the art team worked hard on this update, but I'm very unhappy that it has changed the shape of my character's facial features more than anything. I do have a couple of positives to share as well:

• The updated hair and skin textures have more detail, which is nice despite the other issues.
• The updated environmental shadows on the foliage are more detailed and because they're darker they add more contrast to the environment (although the same can't be said of the rocks).
• The leaves on the trees have a lot more depth to them.
• The shadow of the signpost in the background is substantially better.
• The new shade of blue used for the sky looks better for general use, but I prefer the old color for sunny places like La Noscea.

EDIT: Lowering gamma correction to 30 resolved one of my issues, and setting shadow softening to weak made a small improvement on the facial shading.

EDIT 2: Please jump to this post for things I was mistaken about-

After a much closer examination of my character I have found that I was wrong, and there are fewer changes than I'd thought. I am not as upset as I was previously, but there are still definitely a couple of things that I think should be changed.

[LuluLavender]

Along with the changing light conditions in the character creator, your characters skin now reacts differently to the lighting in a scene. Yes, that means sometimes, in a dull and dimly lit scene, your character can look quite grey. Personally, I love this. It's realistic, and far far better than what we have now. Since I've got a darker skinned viera, I'm quite used to her skin and shadows looking absolutely awful in some scenes. This should massively cut down on that and give a more realistic look. Your skin naturally looks different under different lighting

[DiaDeem]

Oh no... that's just plain bad. I may even consider sending a support ticket to have them check this before launch.

[SweetestLily]

Oh no... that's just plain bad. I may even consider sending a support ticket to have them check this before launch.

looks like they downgraded our barber as well in 7.0

[DiaDeem]

looks like they downgraded our barber as well in 7.0

Oh, but I love the visual upgrades to characters and lighting. Did you see my post in Page 14?

Also, I'd love to see your character in the new character creator!

[Prutia]

The more I look at it, the more I dislike it. While personally my character doesn't look that different, the lighting, shading and (lack of) shadows are horrendous. And just like many others, where did my upper lip go?
Many other characters however look completely different, some of my friends are quite upset. I wish we could toggle between old and new models if this does not get fixed in the next 2 months.

[Gemina]

Forgive my ignorance. Is this a simulation that only a PC can access? I wanna play along T_T

[LianaThorne]

Forgive my ignorance. Is this a simulation that only a PC can access? I wanna play along T_T

Yeah it's a PC benchmark to test specs.