Out of curiosity, I thought I'd take a look at the Seeker of the Sun faces to see if they all appear in that way and whether it is a constant appearance throughout the benchmark or something which only appears under particular lighting conditions.

I did try to match as close with the face/lips as I could, even down to the hair just incase that has some effect on light/shadowing that I hadn't known of. It appears only to be visible when facing direct light face-on. The Limsa map of CC and the Gridania Indoor map if you were directly facing the lights were the most obvious.




While it did also appear in the earliest shots during the benchmark where the player is traveling through the trees, the rest appeared fine from what I noticed.




So I decided to check my own Miqote under the same lighting conditions. My Keeper of the Moon:





I suppose what I'm saying is that these images are very selectively chosen for their unflattering lighting. I can't say that I noticed it at all while running through the benchmark myself on my own alt before checking forums, but then I'm clearly more relaxed than others seem to be when it comes to the adjustments.