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

[Avina]

Meh, change happens. I really don't think any of this is gonna change at this juncture. You're almost certainly getting a free fantasia to find a look that you like. A new look for a new ten years.

That's the thing, I don't want to change the appearance of my character. Why am I forced to fix something that should've been the same?
And what if I change it? When it hopefully will be changed then I can buy an other fantasia and change it back to the original state?
This whole issue should not be handled this way.

I'm not fixing something that shouldn't be an issue in the first place...[/QUOTE]

[SpiritMuse]

I would like to add "Very dark shadows in the upper half of the eyes that blend in with the eyelashes and make eyes look half closed"

[Hejligan]

I would like to add "Very dark shadows in the upper half of the eyes that blend in with the eyelashes and make eyes look half closed"

That is something which took a while for me to realise, but the more I look, the more I realise that it is one of the main culprits of why characters look so different now.

[CoinTossRelic]

This. I noted this in my own thread. If you zoom out, it looks like you're squinting. Combined with the lack of mouth shape/lips now my people look permanently constipated.

[ValG]

I definitely agree that the lips look worse across the board now. I also made a couple of posts, one about the bioluminiscent elezen ears and about face 4 midlander (which shows a lot of the stuff mentioned here plus heavier makeup for no reason).
The posts, in case OP wants to add them to the list (both have screenshots):

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...dlander-face-4
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...=1#post6437053

I don't think making the graphical update optional is realistic, but there are definitely areas that need more work, specially the lips, the skin and hair textures and the "aliveness" of the eyes.

[DynnDiablos]

I definitely agree that the lips look worse across the board now. I also made a couple of posts, one about the bioluminiscent elezen ears and about face 4 midlander (which shows a lot of the stuff mentioned here plus heavier makeup for no reason).
The posts, in case OP wants to add them to the list (both have screenshots):

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...dlander-face-4
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...=1#post6437053

I don't think making the graphical update optional is realistic, but there are definitely areas that need more work, specially the lips, the skin and hair textures and the "aliveness" of the eyes.

You really think they are going to delay the game just because folks aren't happy with the graphics update?

[Eluvyel]

I definitely agree that the lips look worse across the board now. I also made a couple of posts, one about the bioluminiscent elezen ears and about face 4 midlander (which shows a lot of the stuff mentioned here plus heavier makeup for no reason).
The posts, in case OP wants to add them to the list (both have screenshots):

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...dlander-face-4
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...=1#post6437053

I don't think making the graphical update optional is realistic, but there are definitely areas that need more work, specially the lips, the skin and hair textures and the "aliveness" of the eyes.

I don't think the subsurface scattering on the Elezen ears is too strong at all. It's pretty in line with how I'd expect them to behave.