Today's the earliest expected date for the Benchmark re-release

[justausername]

I hope they really did correct some the biggest concern we had. Now, let's wait and see until it goes out.

I know in the live letter they showed Miqo fangs, and Lala teeth, as well as the lighting changes in the character creator itself being addressed, and mentioned they were working on many other things that were both bugs and feedback related, both from player reports, and ones they noticed themselves while going through the QA processes (which would have been done anyways between Benchmark and release, now it just includes more and will be included in an updated benchmark. And maybe it might have influenced them to look even closer or from a different perspective.)

[TaleraRistain]

This is like the switch 2.

It exists so we are announcing it existing

Then announce that it will be announced at a later date

They mentioned it in the LL because people were asking about it and they even made it clear in the LL that the dates given weren't concrete guaranteed dates.

[Luluna]

New post on the lodestone for Monday 3rd. I am unable to post the link as out and about atm.

[Mouthbone]

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...ecd574ad0d397a

The changes look pretty good, it's unbelievable how many things could be fixed with lighting

[LuciaMirain]

They don't mention changing the lipshapes, only the rendering. I was hoping they would revert my vieras lips. In the new benchmark they look like they got lipinjections. Maybe the gloss will fix some of it. But yes, every single picture looks so much better.

[Araxes]

Announcing the possible announcement of the delayed Benchmark being Delayed.

(Not trying to bash squeenix or Yoshi P here, i just find it amusing.)

Called it

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...ecd574ad0d397a

Let us see it if is the final Delay this time.

[Yencat]

Having the proper shading and glossiness on the lips does a lot to improve the look of the characters. On the example images of the female midlander, especially, I actually think the lips look smaller (in a good way) than in the current benchmark.

[TaleraRistain]

Called it

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...ecd574ad0d397a

Let us see it if is the final Delay this time.

It should be. This is the first time they didn't warn everyone that the date given was tentative.

[Taliriah]

They don't mention changing the lipshapes, only the rendering.

They have redrawn the normal maps.

[LuciaMirain]

They have redrawn the normal maps.

What does that mean?