Dawntrail Benchmark - Male Midlander Face 5 feedback

[Wolfry]

Hey, first time posting on the official forums and while i'm mostly satisfied with my characters for the benchmark (my Keeper of the Moon and Duskwight especially look perfect,) I think it'd be a good idea to post a slight issue I have with the face of my hyur. To preface, i'm not usually a picky person when it comes to video game graphics, but i'd like to vent out this nitpick i've had since the benchmark launched.

(6.58 on left side, benchmark on right)



I chose eye shape 4 because I wanted him to look soft and somewhat youthful while also using the default face. Due to the benchmark, he doesn't look... well, quite as approachable anymore. (I also have a small gripe with the nasolabial fold/"laugh lines" showing, but that's not the focus of this post and people probably have talked about it anyways.)



I've took pictures of the respective character creator, then traced the eye shape to the best of my abilities in order to find the root of the issue i've been having. I quickly noticed that the eyes are sharper than usual. Subtly sharp, yes, but noticeably so after a first glance. This is best noticed with the trace for the left eye in particular. I mainly chalk it up to the inner edges being sharper than expected, as the eyes in the current graphics have a notable roundness there that's not replicated in the benchmark.

I've also compared a shot in the village scene to a similar shot at the beginning of the Shadowbringers benchmark and it's very noticeable side-by-side.



I know game development is an endeavor especially if it's an MMO, but maybe the edges of the inner eyes can be smoothed out a little to more closely match the original style? I can adjust to the change given time, but the eyes being smoothed out is just something i'd like to see when the expansion officially launches.

Edit: Did a quick photo edit and put it side-by-side with the benchmark to show what a bit of smoothing could do with the eyes. I've also made a comparison shot to the in-game graphics.

[Remina_Garamonde]

(I also have a small gripe with the nasolabial fold/"laugh lines" showing, but that's not the focus of this post and people probably have talked about it anyways.)

I learnt what a "nasolabial fold" was called thanks to this graphics update - which has been my main request for a change.

Even if nothing comes from us asking - at least we can say we tried!
Good luck fellow face-fiver!