Updated benchmark

[KonCarne]

Is it just me or do lalafell have a weird line around their neck like their head is detachable?

[Rudje]

They "destroyed" it on purpose, right. Boohoo the evil devs, how dare they. Can we not assume it was some minor mistake?

That's the exact problem people are having, though. You can destroy something deliberately, it's still destroyed and people are allowed to be upset that the extreme character creator limitations mean they no longer have the old options to switch to.

I don't necessarily agree in all cases that the word is used, but like... the lip changes are deliberate, for instance. I still think they're bad, because there was no attempt to keep the old shape intact, and due to how the chargen works people can't get the old shapes back if they hate the new ones.

[Amh_Wilzuun]

OLD
NEW

Face 3,
Jaw 3,
Eyeshape 3, size small
Eyebrows 1
nose 1
mouth 1

Eyes are less sharp, harder to spot the pupils and the iris is slightly larger.

The eyelid is rounder in the new one

The eyebrows hangs lower now, has less curve, ends earlier and lacks the tiny spacing on the outer part.

I also use mouth 1. Upon closer inspection the 7.0 mouth looks pretty identical to the current game, but has the just very slightest differences in the edges and shape as a consequence of having better detail. It’s so minute but I’ve stared at my character for so long that I can’t help but notice. It’s just one of those things I’ll have to get used to honestly

[KonCarne]

Didn't your dad teach you about the birds and the bees? When it's our "special time", our heads pop off! Then, over a period of a few weeks, the head sprouts several new clones, and our body grows a new head.

My father never gave me the lala talk. I'm not ready for my head to pop off yet.

[Minali]

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Totally off topic, but I love your signature.
Same, buddy.

[Reinha]

Didn't your dad teach you about the birds and the bees? When it's our "special time", our heads pop off! Then, over a period of a few weeks, the head sprouts several new clones, and our body grows a new head.

Omg, thanks for the nightmares.

[Astronis]

I can't stop admiring the new iteration of eye reflections. Sclera vs cornea reflecting differently is making me so, so happy.

Anyhow, here's my WoL in chargen, live, benchmark 1.0, and A Benchmark Reborn. He seriously looks like he needed a very long nap and a couple showers in the middle there and I am glad he got them.


(Yes, his nose is different, and no, I don't care, his original nose looks too much like Michael Jackson's plastic surgeon got to him. The added polygons did my WoL good.)

[Roda]

Hello. I guess this will be the thread for feedback. Male Midlander face 3 here.

Current / New Benchmark


Old Benchmark / New Benchmark


The new lighting (or rather how it should have been from the beginning) is so so much better. Shadows are crunchy similar to the original yet look way better in dark places, no more jump scare lightings. My character eyes felt closer to the original and I am very happy. Big upgrade.

!!! However the beard still has low resolution even in the new benchmark. !!!




The low res beard stands out quite a lot.
I looked at other faces/races to see if they have the same problem and I found this 3 faces:



Haven't check every face, could be more, but it's clear that this is simply a mistake, something that has been overlooked. Would appreciate it if this could be fix before Dawntrail launch.

Some updated beards for reference:

Quality old men
(Now SE can u give us some quality old ladies??)

[Cat1234567890]

I thought this would get addressed in the update, but since it hasn't I wanted to mention that male miqote face markings are much lower res in comparison to female ones. Aside from that, I'm loving the rest of the changes!

[emcapi]

I'm very happy with the new update! Huge, huge improvements on the lighting. Also noticed some much appreciated adjustments to femroe face 4 + eye type 4 shape. The previous benchmark gave my character a bizarrely huge lower eyelid that completely changed the eye shape. The updated version still has a larger eyelid than before, but the overall eye shape and facial expression is far better preserved and I'm happy with it.

For comparison:

Endwalker:




Previous benchmark:



...Uhh. Mildly horrifying, tbh.




New benchmark:



SHE TURNED OUT FANTASTIC!

I know that the darker pupils on femroes have been somewhat controversial, but personally I feel that they work really well for my character. She looks significantly less dead inside, lol.

The one thing I would still love to see would be upscales of the face paint options, as her freckles are still very blotchy. Apart from that, though, I am very content and feeling a lot more confident compared to the previous benchmark about how she'll look in Dawntrail.

Also, thank you to the devs for working to incorporate our feedback. An unplanned massive overhaul of the character creator must have been a huge imposition while also trying to put the finishing touches on the new expansion. I know it's impossible to make everyone happy, especially when we all have so much emotional attachment to our characters and how they look, but there has clearly been a lot of effort put in to address the issues that have come up (although admittedly, I think the lighting problems in particular really should have been noticed earlier).