Quote Originally Posted by LlymlaenGreene View Post
sorry to interfere, but if perception is such a subjective thing and there is a very fine line between like and not, then maybe developers shouldn't change what people like, but add new faces, hairstyles, fangs and a lot of other cool things as a new feature, I mean face 7, lips 8, and not to change what people have loved for years, and then try to please everyone * which of course will not work*. And for existing models, just add HD textures. Of course, this is only if it is possible * because they could have rewritten the animation engine itself and therefore redesigned the textures properly, which I have doubts about, because as far as I know the xbox s version and the ps4 version will be with old graphics. Just add new character types that the developers want to make for us, but also let us use the old ones that still look amazing in my opinion!
I don't think simply upscaling the textures would work or look as good. Take my guy (linked here: https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...=1#post6443558). The reason his face looks so much better is because of the new shadows and the fact that they are not so dark. It gives a far better looking perception of shadows on the face than before. You can't get that just by upscaling the textures because the way the character is lit would still look the same as before, with harsh, black shadows all over the face.