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

[Skivvy]

Some of my peeps:

Miqo - face 4
Before:

After:

(imgur keeps deleting the "after" picture for some reason. lol. If it's gone again, just know I tried three times).

My biggest complaint on her is that the changes to eyeliner/lashes have changed the shape of her eye. I use 'Eye 3' quite often on a lot of my races, and it's become a lot more rounded looking. In the case of the miqo, there's only a tiny difference between 3 and 1 now which is a bummer.


Viera face 2
Before:

After:


She's looking puffier, but OK for the most part in this lighting. This face looks ROUGH in some of the other options. lol. My biggest issue with her is the lip shape and the overlining, which isn't super noticeable in this screenshot, but it's there.

(I thought I took pictures of my current Viera (face 1), but it seems I didn't. She actually looks mostly OK which I'm happy about.)


Au Ra - face 1
Before:

After:


So, unpopular opinion, but I'm actually semi-OK with how my Au Ra looks now....SPECIFICALLY because she's more rounded looking. I always loved her 3/4 profile, and that has been impacted by the change, but when looking at her straight on, i prefer her chin not being super pointy. Though she does look like she's melted a wee bit in this specific picture...

One thing about face 1 - they've always looked the tiniest bit boss-eyed to me. With the update, it looks like the gaze is more straight. It's incredibly subtle, and may just be a me-thing, but it's a plus for me.


Lala -face 1
Before:

After:

BONUS!:

MORE BONUS!:
Before:

After:


Sigh. RIP to my Lala. This is the one I'm completely unhappy with. The eyeliner is far darker all around. Her lash line is completely different which changes eye shape. They've stolen our upper lip. The nose blends into the face. AND THAT MOUTH. Geezus. As a whole, she looks like she's seen some things and it's not good.

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After playing with my characters in all the lighting, spinning them around, going through the benchmark...as a whole they seem to look a lot more....puffy/rounded. They also look less expressive to me. Mouths need a lot of help. I can't say that I'm loving the changes, but I'm not feeling as negative about it as I was yesterday. Minus my Lala. She needs all the help she can get.

As a disclaimer, I did try to get screenshots where the benchmark-shot looked relatively normal for what it is. Not a fan of point-blank shots, but I think it helps to highlight the changes best. Gonna try to stay cautiously optimistic that it won't be as...ehhhhh in game. Lighting/angles/clothing make a world of difference, so we'll have to see how it is once things are live. I will definitely be doing a lot of testing in-game before using that free fantasia.