Thread: One Concern about Expanded Character Customization in 8.0

So I want to preface this by saying that I am very excited for expanded character customization and love that people have the freedom to make their characters look how they like, even in ways that may break lore. However, I am concerned specifically that, if the unlimited color picker for skintone is the default or only option available, some races and clans will lose part of their unique identity, particularly those like au ra, duskwights and keepers, roegadyn, and veena who have inhuman skintones. Of course, we have not seen any details on how the new options will be implemented, so it is too early to offer any concrete feedback, but I hope that, if any character can really be any color at all (like the green hyur seen in the preview), the expanded skintone options will at least be implemented in a way that keeps lore-accurate colors as the default options with the full color picker being behind some sort of toggle - I am thinking in particular of how Baldur's Gate 3 implemented this sort of thing, where lore accurate skin and eye colors were shown by default, but you could optionally choose to pick from the full palette for all races if you wanted. Again, I think that more freedom in character creator is great for creativity, but I just would be sad to see it come at the expense of what little clan/race distinction we do have - I really hope that the character creator continues to guide players into creating a character who fits into the world of Eorzea.

(Also, as an aside and another reason why I think a color picker within existing skintone ranges would be a good default, picking normal skintones from a full color picker is actually pretty hard to do, and keeping the limiters on by default would make it a lot harder to accidentally make a character who is just a bit too uncomfortably pink once you get out into the open world lighting.)

That being said, I am actually very excited about the expansion of character customization, especially the promise of more customization for eyes and mouths, and will probably also be tweaking my own character's skintone and eye color slightly with the color picker. I am not trying to be negative here, and am looking forward to the proposed changes, but simply wanted to voice one small concern with its potential implementation.

I understand, at best for duskies we will have a greater range of our existing tones. I kind of expect to see the weirdest displays.

I already dread the amount of "haha so funny" intentional abominations.

I get wanting more character customization, especially when it comes to hair and eye colours, but neon green hyur should simply not exist.

Originally Posted by Absurdity

I already dread the amount of "haha so funny" intentional abominations.

I get wanting more character customization, especially when it comes to hair and eye colours, but neon green hyur should simply not exist.

A lot of people already do this with elephant/chicken/animal suits and bikini tank glams. It barely gets any worse.

Originally Posted by Absurdity

Exactly my point, people already make unfunny meme characters or straight up painful colour combinations with the very limited options to do so. Right now it's actually pretty difficult to make an eyesore, it won't be with the expanded options.

I never really understand when people use the most cancer color combination and outfits, do they just look at their character and roll around on the ground laughing or something?

Originally Posted by SyferU

I never really understand when people use the most cancer color combination and outfits, do they just look at their character and roll around on the ground laughing or something?

Sir/Ma'm this a mmo not a single player game, so everyone has total freedom in the current CC and glams whatever they want now in May 2026 already including running around in small clothes, 2b leggings, mascots dyed in neon colors, joke armors/weps, and that giant hat from Syrcus Tower.

If anyone really annoys me then I just blacklist them in town so I don't have to see them anymore, and they can blacklist me in return if they dislike my glams too.

Originally Posted by Absurdity

I already dread the amount of "haha so funny" intentional abominations.

I get wanting more character customization, especially when it comes to hair and eye colours, but neon green hyur should simply not exist.

Hey, at least the roe population will double if not triple due to all the unfunny Shrek cosplayers

Originally Posted by Kelg

A lot of people already do this with elephant/chicken/animal suits and bikini tank glams. It barely gets any worse.

Just because a child can get a gun on their own does not mean that you should be giving children guns.
The color wheel skin color is one of the few things I did not like about the keynote.
The skin color selection should be expanded, sure, but not like this

Originally Posted by Mouthbone

Hey, at least the roe population will double if not triple due to all the unfunny Shrek cosplayers


Just because a child can get a gun on their own does not mean that you should be giving children guns.
The color wheel skin color is one of the few things I did not like about the keynote.
The skin color selection should be expanded, sure, but not like this

I'm fine with seeing meme "Shrek" characters here and there if it means i have more options to customize my character. I don't see how there is any immersion arguement left when all the glams/gear now looks like modern day sims gear and phantasy star armor. People need to stop whining about every little thing they add.