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[Loggos]

I know this is a innocent ask but you don't really understand just what you're asking for.
It's not as simple as flipping a switch and it's back to having your old graphics.
The graphics fundamentally changed at a system level.
SE didn't just update texture, they actually changed how a lot of things are handled and also deleted many things the old graphics used.
This will also triple the game size to hold all the bad textures, they would have to recreate the old lighting source and shadows to replicate the old graphics.
Without doing that you will notice even more pixilation than usual since the old lighting and shadows did a good job in hiding it.
You say you don't care but will once you actually see it yourself.
You can see it in blender If you're so inclined to see it in real time.
When SE updated the graphics they ACTUALLY updated it and not a simple just upscale texture and lighting then called it a day.
Also forgot to point out this will double their work because they would have to add new light sources and old light sources in every new dungeon they make and they would have to add old textures and good textures to every new outfit and raid boss or npc they create... again...doubling their work.

Basically...it's not happening...

You guys just have to accept this is happening.
SE isn't going to waste resources to recreate something like this, sounds harsh but it's true.

That dev time is better spent on making the game actually fun to play and not having another endwalker with nothing to do.

Ok.

Like seriously, your dedication is astounding. You are in no way threatened because as Schwarzwälder Torte said the graphical update will roll out and you'll get the things you'll like.
And good for you! But it would be awesome if you could extend just a little of that mindset to others because we know. We know the changes are going to come. We are - surprise surprise - not stupid. We are however affected because something that has accompanied us for *years*, something we paid lots of money for and that we have grown very attached to is irreversibly going to be patched out of the game.
Like yeah, some people will get sad about this. In the end this is a product and as paying customers we also have an interest to preserve the things we enjoy about it.

Hence we provide feedback.

The dev team then has to value the feedback of different customer groups with different interests and decide what they wanna do. If an optional roll out of the graphical update causes excessive costs for them then the update is safe because we know SE will prioritise what is economically viable.

So, if you think all of our talk is silly then you can just ignore this thread because you'll literally lose nothing.

But you come at this as if the discussion in here really vexes you on a deeply personal level.
I have no problem with you saying you think the update is fine. That is your feedback and you should give it. But you don't need to try to "convert" us at every turn. You won't change our mind (bc we know how much we love our chars), we won't change your mind. This has become clear at this point.
E.g., you say with conviction I *will* care about the textures once they are properly incorporated. I can tell you, I will not. I know myself better than you know me. Personally I do not care about the fidelity of textures the way I care about my character. That is my priority.
Other people's priorities are different and that is their own prerogative.

In the end we'd love to keep our old characters (without it coming at the cost of the new changes others might like) while providing feedback, you'll argue relentlessly that ~it's not possible~ and it'll go round and round and round like that.

But hey, keeps the thread relevant I guess.