Request for More Character Customization Options

[BrokeAndTired]

Finally cracked and made a forum account just for this.

Here's my big wishlist regardless of wait time or feasibility because I think they would be cool:

• Au Ra horn swapping. Not just between faces, but genders as well.
• Dyeable eyelashes for everyone. We have the the toggle option on M Viera, I'd like to see it on different races and different faces. It's a nice touch that adds a lot of flavor and I think it'd be nice for the faces that don't really have a lot of eyelash going on to get something more striking.
• Age slider, or at least more old faces. It's annoying that only males get to be old, let the ladies have some wrinkles too.
• Better eyebrows. I am on my hands and knees, BEGGING for eyebrows on Male Highlander. And while we're at it, more thick eyebrow options for everyone would also be nice. I don't mean the toggle where the eyebrows get penciled in a little more, I mean big strong eyebrows. Fem Seeker eyebrows. I hate the pencil thin eraser shaving eyebrows some faces get stuck with.
• Viera tail (toggleable). I just think it would be cute. No other reason.
• More minor face variation. More noses, lips, eye shapes for all faces. It might help fix the "makeup vs no makeup" problem going on with Fem Elezen. And it wouldn't require making all new faces for every race.
• More Face Paint Slots. Some people want blush and freckles, or eyeshadow and cute little whiskers, or to just cover themselves in paint and complete their clown look.
• Scars and tattoos. This game needs more scars. We are playing the Warrior of Light, and we have seen things. We've covered wars, y'know. Tattoos that aren't attached to random (sometimes class-locked) clothing and instead to our actual characters would also be nice.
• More unique hair options. Please, please, please add more curly and loc hairstyles. Braids, fluffier hair, dyable hair accessories if they're going to be a permanent fixture of the hair, toggleable bits/alternative styles for Au Ra and Miqo'te to get rid of the weird horns and black ears that some of their default hairs have. Just changing the default hair options alone could add a ton.
• Better body type options. This is the most obvious. The chest slider on feminine body types is not very good (I don't even know why it exists on Lala other than as a joke). Flat chest and bigger chest option would be nice for a little more diversity. Muscle sliders for everyone, a slider to be a bit pudgier. Also a butt slider because almost every race is laughably flat and it's incredibly noticeable in the myriad of swimsuits that keep getting added to this game.
• More color palettes/color options. I can't tell if the NPCs from Solution 9 are meant to hint that this is a thing in the works, or just there to taunt us with hair colors we can't have. Either way, I want it.

[GH0ST]

[LIST][*]Separate Au ra horns from faces, so any face can use any horn type.[*]Add more facial make up options, and allow us to use multiple at once. Having blush and eyeshadow at the same time would be really nice!

Yes please! It would help make Au Ra more unique for face types and options. They did that for the older npc model that was for the Alexander raids and Yugiri. Also the face scales toggle for aura to have similar scales to what yuigiri would be nice too.

[Breezelyn]

I would like longer hair options!! Everything clips anyway, so why not? Tails don't have proper "tail holes" at all (or very rarely at that) either, so I don't see why they can't just give us more longer options. Tired of the bob and very short hairs. I, for one, want to have longer hair on my character.

[Themarvin]

I would like longer hair options!! Everything clips anyway, so why not? Tails don't have proper "tail holes" at all (or very rarely at that) either, so I don't see why they can't just give us more longer options. Tired of the bob and very short hairs. I, for one, want to have longer hair on my character.

Being the Tiggy Race Myself... I approve of proper tail holes and more in sets...... also for armor and the likes offer tail armor or something.

[Everbox]

Solution 9 NPCs have more customization options than player characters. SE doesn't care twin

[thepurpletigress]

I think that if Square Enix is no longer looking at adding more races to the game, that making improvements to the races that we already have is a big next step that they need to take.

We all remember being told that overhauling the graphics because of spaghetti code was impossible, and yet they've still been trying to make it work. Once the wrinkles are smoothed out with the graphics, I can theoretically see them overhauling the CC as the next thing to update.

[Catwho]

I think that if Square Enix is no longer looking at adding more races to the game, that making improvements to the races that we already have is a big next step that they need to take.

We all remember being told that overhauling the graphics because of spaghetti code was impossible, and yet they've still been trying to make it work. Once the wrinkles are smoothed out with the graphics, I can theoretically see them overhauling the CC as the next thing to update.

For 8.0 I think this is a trade off many of the players would happily accept.

[FuturePastNow]

I can't imagine it would be difficult for them to add more face options. More scars, more eyebrows, more tattoos, etc fit right into the existing framework of options. And more skin, hair, and eye colors should be easy too.

More body options would be nice but I could see that being a lot more work due to every glam having to fit over them.

[astralmoon]

Seconding the sentiments about separating Au Ra horns from the faces but I'm of the idea that all horns should be made available to the Au Ra regardless of sex. I just think some of the horns would look really nice on a male character.

Also:
+ More black hairstyles that aren't just the poor looking afro & locs; in a similar vein, more non-straight hairstyles
+ A universal voice bank instead of separating by race & gender (Roegadyn being able to use Midlander voices, for example)
+ Fangs for Seekers of the Sun
+ More customisable sliders for body options, but considering FFXIV maintains a certain aesthetic to make this game marketable I'm not sure if they'll ever do it, honestly

[Kittyleaf]

Seconding the sentiments about separating Au Ra horns from the faces but I'm of the idea that all horns should be made available to the Au Ra regardless of sex. I just think some of the horns would look really nice on a male character.

Also:
+ More black hairstyles that aren't just the poor looking afro & locs; in a similar vein, more non-straight hairstyles
+ A universal voice bank instead of separating by race & gender (Roegadyn being able to use Midlander voices, for example)
+ Fangs for Seekers of the Sun
+ More customisable sliders for body options, but considering FFXIV maintains a certain aesthetic to make this game marketable I'm not sure if they'll ever do it, honestly

agree with these! some more ideas you've inspired me to bring up;
- seeker eyes for keepers
- black sclera option for all au ra regardless of gender/subrace