Benchmark/Graphics Update - Lip shape concern and eyes

[Roda]

The thing I've noticed, besides the drastic change in shape of the lips themselves, is that there's a lot less "meat" happening around the mouth area as well. Like the face has been smoothed down a lot with lips plastered on top, whereas before there were defined fat pads around the mouth that would plump up that area and/or cause dimples.

It was the first thing I noticed missing (besides the reduced nose smudge) on my fem miqote face 4, she used to have a kind of beak-like quality to her nose to top lip area that gave it this plush look that's just gone now

[elezenenjoyer]

noticing the same thing on miqo'te face 3. people in this thread have already mentioned f4 but i haven't seen anyone mention how much the definition and thickness on the f3 (i think #3?) mouth has been nerfed. i can live with everything else but the mouth looks so...small and dull. it's really weird. and those are the thickest lips on that particular face. her face in general has lost a lot of its fullness -- she looks skinnier somehow?

[Skivvy]

I would argue that Lalafell don't look fine. :X I posted this elsewhere, but as an example:

Before:

After:




My girl's out there looking all evil. lol. The full black lining on the eyes is not a good look. The nose practically disappears on the face and we've lost our upper lips,


On top of that, our mouth shape is all jacked up:
Before:

After:

[Coltvoyance]

Like many, I'm experiencing dark half-lidded/dead eyes.



Another shot. When compared to the above pictures, it really demonstrates just how much the lighting is affecting things. The comparison below looks fine but thats because I had perfect control of the lighting.

[Moqi]

On top of that, our mouth shape is all jacked up:
Before:

After:

This is hilarious. Poor girl needs braces.

[Ridaine]

All of this, along with the fact that lipstick doesn't seem to have any gloss to it anymore (for me) and the lips have lost a lot of the defining shape on the upper lip towards the egdes.

Also very disappointed to see that lipstick is still SUPER low saturation if you try to go even a little darker with it. You can't have red lips, only reddish dull grey.

[GoatOfWar]

https://imgur.com/a/6gAKOP7

My character just doesn't look like the same character anymore :/
Just look at the eyes and lips. It's another woman entirely. I hate it.

[SquishSquish]

Male duskwight face 1, mouth 2 : ( top one is with the current graphics, bottom is from the benchmark




I'd really really like to have my round and full lips back : (

[Basilway]

This is just a quick edit but the removal of the mouth corners are so sad and the porous skin with no lip texture is not good
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...4xNzEzMTQwODU5

[TwitchingFool0]

I have the same problem with eyes and lips on most races right now. My eyes feel dead and lifeless and the lips lost their shape and are just kinda plump and not in a good way. I agree with the lipstick not being glossy and pretty. Looks like someone put it on with a crayon. I thought for the most part things would just be better texture but it seems they've gone and just redid parts of races faces.