We need to compromise as a player base

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I appreciate your posts, Verrot. Your comparisons have also been really good, and I'm sure very useful to any dev looking to tackle concerns. I know dark skinned characters have always had it rough in XIV and I can only hope the final product will be better than what we've seen so far.

Thank you! I've put a lot of heart in my character, and for those reasons I'm really attuned to the changes. But on the same token, I can look at parts of the benchmark (both CC and cutscene) and think "hey, this is really promising!" I think everyone would do well to remember this is an admitted work in progress (says so on the website!) so these discussions are hopefully going to be heard. No one needs to throw out their subscription or character yet, just as no one should feel like feedback is necessary. The update has done wonders on some characters, and that gives me hope!