Give back pre-DT models back NOW

[Xlantaa]

Hell, no. What a entitlement.

[Arlessa_Ezzy]

Not asking to change it back for everyone, but at least give us the options to choose looks that are similar to the pre-7.0 ones. Some races' features look almost unchanged, but adding up all the smaller changes in others has made them completely different. It's a slap in the face for years' worth of subscription and promotion, let alone the sentimental reasons which are also valid.

[Cheapshot]

Well, I tried diplomacy. No one can say I didn’t.

[DamianFatale]

I wish forum posts like these would stop getting replied to. They are toxic and not benefiting the fanbase.

[Granyala]

I wish forum posts like these would stop getting replied to. They are toxic and not benefiting the fanbase.

It'll die down eventually.
Right now, the changes are fresh and people are still hopeful they may get revisions.
When time tells that the DEVs stick to their guns, the complainers will either fall in line and accept or leave the game.

I mean it's pretty civil, it's only really 2 threads in the forum about the subject. Let them have their discussions.

to be fair with all of this we have to accept that the 2d and 3d graphical artists at se have their own vision for how they want characters to look. plus with many of the changes who can really say if each individual customization was always 100% intended to look that way or was accomplished with graphical tricks or settling when what they wanted to create exceeded the sort of technological budget they had for creating them. to me it is likely that many of these changes could have been what they always wanted them to look like if not for the old 1.0 graphical and lighting limitations

Very true, though in all fairness: even if you CAN get closer to your original vision with the new system, you do not change something after having players get attached to it for a decade w/o some damn good reason.

E.g.: I see no technical reason to "half close" a Miqo M's eyes or make the mouth of an Au Ra F smaller.
In the same vein: I see no technical reason why all lips now have to sparkle as if Lip Gloss is used, when that used to be optional.
These are arbitrary design decisions and they should not have happened.

For the most part, people don’t even describe what they like about the new models

On a technical side, what's not to like?:

Higher polygon count
Infinitely better bone weights /skeletal rigging resulting in much more natural expressions and new possibilities. Unfortunately SE did not leverage that advantage so far. That Graha Ice-Cream scene would have been perfect to show off the fully rigged and functional tongue, characters have now.
Better shader materials, hair has a really nice shimmer to it now.
Subsurface Scattering (watch Elezen ears against a light source, light shimmers through)

Texture quality could have been better, not sure why SE shied away from using a higher resolution and a less aggressive compression (DXT-1 sucks!).

[Conando]

I like my catman having some form of texturing on his supposed to be furry face, so I would have to say no.

[1313]

I'd say nice bait, but it's not even nice.

[Bitmoar]

KEEP DT MODELS BACK KEEP NOW KEEP TEXTURES BETTER NOW KEEP

[BunnyQueen]

The eyes are too dead.

[VictorSpoils]

The eyes are too dead.

Yeah, the lalafell eyes didn't look all that improved.