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

[ShroudedMuridian]

Hello, I am a veteran player of FFXIV. After many years of playing the game, this is my first time posting on the forums.


On the left is my character in the current graphics engine.
On the right is how she looks in the graphics update.
Almost all facial definition has been lost, and the previously consistent subtle undershadow defining the nose is gone, with the new lighting giving it a distinctly piglike appearance.
It is not a gamma issue.



Although I am happy with the lipstick texture being darker and more defined, its shape has changed drastically, and the new lip geometry unfortunately hides the upper lip from view from most angles.



The first image is what I expected my character to look like. The second image is the actual screenshot taken by the benchmark.

I am not going to waste words, because I feel that the problems with this are self-evident. I am simply asking politely. Please fix it. I do not want my character to look like this.