Character graphical changes are NOT in an acceptable state, please make it optional

[Edfrick]

Tamlen captured my issues with face 2 au ra perfectly. I had to change her mouth 4 to mouth 1, make her two shades darker, and remove the lipstick. I'm admittedly fine with the lipstick change, as I did it to add more depth to her lips. The lips are still noticeably different even with the change of her looking "closer."

some images with comparisons, they're not great because I'm not at my main machine atm https://imgur.com/a/DsjA56m

[DiaDeem]

I will say... I get why people are unhappy, but it's really frustrating to see comparisons that don't have matching light conditions.

Sachiko's comparisons are really good, Mara's are not.

It's frustrating because it makes some of the comparisons feel misleading and if I didn't know better, I'd think they were made in bad faith. Many people are posting correct comparisons to talk about their grievances, so why are some people not really bothering to do so? If this is important to you and you want to give the best feedback, take the time to make sure your comparisons are accurate.

[Thais]

I will say... I get why people are unhappy, but it's really frustrating to see comparisons that don't have matching light conditions.

Sachiko's comparisons are really good, Mara's are not.

It's frustrating because it makes some of the comparisons feel misleading and if I didn't know better, I'd think they were made in bad faith. Many people are posting correct comparisons to talk about their grievances, so why are some people not really bothering to do so? If this is important to you and you want to give the best feedback, take the time to make sure your comparisons are accurate.

I posted on another topic but here's my mine with the gamma matching the original. I know for me, my only issue is my eyebrows as I feel they've been thinned out a bit much lol. But yeah, gamma corrections aside, I think some faces had some changes that are a bit offputting for some folks.

[noumen0nn]

I will say... I get why people are unhappy, but it's really frustrating to see comparisons that don't have matching light conditions.

Sachiko's comparisons are really good, Mara's are not.

It's frustrating because it makes some of the comparisons feel misleading and if I didn't know better, I'd think they were made in bad faith. Many people are posting correct comparisons to talk about their grievances, so why are some people not really bothering to do so? If this is important to you and you want to give the best feedback, take the time to make sure your comparisons are accurate.

Can you please elaborate on this? Both of these screenshots were taken in the character creator of the benchmark and current game, and I made sure to match the angle and orientation to the environment as closely as I possibly could. I also have the same graphics settings in both. What should I change to get a more accurate comparison?

[DiaDeem]

Can you please elaborate on this? Both of these screenshots were taken in the character creator of the benchmark and current game, and I made sure to match the angle and orientation to the environment as closely as I possibly could. I also have the same graphics settings in both. What should I change to get a more accurate comparison?

Oh! Sure!

See, the new character creator has this weird rotating light cycle. The sun like... gets covered by a cloud or something, but it basically causes general lighting to change in the Shroud/Thanalan/Noscea areas of the character creator every few seconds. If you let your character just sit there for a moment, you'll notice this weird effect taking place. Your second screenshot was taken when the sun wasn't hitting your character directly, so the comparison is a bit off.

If you see Sosoma and Thais's posts, you'll see how they're waiting for the sun to hit the character in the same way as the old character creator.
You can also use the Inn or the Crystal areas, which don't have the weird rotating light cycle. The Inn is kinda nice too because it also lets you match the background making sure your character is exactly in the same position.

All your second shot needed really was to wait for the sun to get in the right place once again. Mind you, I don't expect this to 180 your opinion, but it will give you a better before and after look of your character.

Cheers!

[noumen0nn]

Oh! Sure!

See, the new character creator has this weird rotating light cycle. The sun like... gets covered by a cloud or something, but it basically causes general lighting to change in the Shroud/Thanalan/Noscea areas of the character creator every few seconds. If you let your character just sit there for a moment, you'll notice this weird effect taking place. Your second screenshot was taken when the sun wasn't hitting your character directly, so the comparison is a bit off.

If you see Sosoma and Thais's posts, you'll see how they're waiting for the sun to hit the character in the same way as the old character creator.
You can also use the Inn or the Crystal areas, which don't have the weird rotating light cycle. The Inn is kinda nice too because it also lets you match the background making sure your character is exactly in the same position.

All your second shot needed really was to wait for the sun once again. Mind you, I don't expect this to 180 your opinion, but it will give you a better before and after look of your character.

Cheers!

Thank you! I'll try the inn and post the update in a moment.