Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
"Only looks good in the right lighting" is not a solution. I don't want my character to look like someone else every time they turn around or step into a shadowed area.
Because that wasn't the case already, right?




I'm sorry, there are some valid points from players which I do totally understand. There are some changes which I question why they were done. And there are changes to my own characters which I dislike (I will definitely be using Fantasia to change my female Viera's eye colour. Possibly more if I find there are other small tweaks I can make to get her looking more like I imagine her to. And my male Viera might be going for a complete race change, but still undecided on that. My Midlander and Miqote will likely stay as they are). But the hysteria in a few of these posts is far overdone: "My character is a totally different person. They look nothing like they used to" - the only difference? A slightly rounder appearing jawline, partially due to the softening of the shadows there, which you have to look very hard to see anyway.

I'm not saying that there aren't some valid points being made. I do sympathise with some points made, for example hair highlights having been altered, race-specific features changed, 'bald patches' on some male characters, neck seams visible etc. However, some complaints are definitely being blown far out of proportion. This, alongside increasing hostility towards anyone who says the forbidden word 'lighting', is making me quickly lose what sympathy I had.

Sadly, they will never please everyone.
Some complain of skin being too plastic and doll-like. Others complain it's too textured.
Some complain it ages their character. Others complain it makes their characters look like children
Some complain of dimples now being far more noticeable. Others complain their dimples are now too subtle and/or unnoticable.

If they 'fix' one of these issues for one person, it will be considered worse by someone else. Yes, there are things which have been widely criticized by most, but we do still need to compromise a little more than some seem to be willing to.