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

[Thrawn21]

Or maybe some of us are just legitimately happy with the changes? I've been playing this game for over a decade, I love my character, and I love the graphical update.

I get why people are upset about some things, but stuff like this is why I sometimes wonder why I bother trying to remain fair...

It's hard to remain fair and level-headed when everyone feels strongly about the changes to their character (myself included). I commend you for that. I've played over a decade as well and ironically find myself relating to both sides of the topic. In some pictures I love the changes and in others I don't. The physical features of my character's face changed quite a bit (as someone else mentioned for male hyur face 4) but depending on the lighting and angles he still looks great.

Here's an example of one I dislike (creepy eyes, no nose bridge, flat pasty lips, weird eyeliner, reduced cheekbones/jawline, etc.). All valid reasons to hate the update in my mind.
Current = left, updated = right


But here's an example of a picture where I do like the changes. A lot of those negative features were improved by the angle/lighting, even though the character settings are identical.
Current = left, updated = right


The more I mess around in the character creator and benchmark the more I notice how different the updated characters look based on the environment, and it can be pretty jarring. Hopefully SE will receive this feedback well, despite how polarizing and heated it can be. I love the dev team. They're far from perfect but I appreciate that they are open to feedback and want to give people what they want. Making an effort to remain fair about all this will definitely help them move forward in the right direction.