Shiva model!

[Nuinn]

I have to state my opinion, because it's THE right one



^^^
How I see more comments on the already clarified matter

Ty Ferne for acknowledging the confusion and taking time to explain~!

[Laperouge]

Oh perfect diva of cold ice itself...
Chill me untill i die...

[Mamba]

I can't believe Ferny had to come out and re-clarify this...some people in this forum could make Gandhi flip a table in rage.........yada yada...This Shiva looks AMAZING!!

Oh noes another rep post to clear up peoples reading comprehension...

Ok, let me reply to this as it is one of my pet peeves on these forums.

I am sure most people realized these pictures were work in progress. I am not an expert in game design etc. and I know just about how to install a game to my PC but even I knew it is work in progress.
But yes I still posted that I didn't like the model... because well... I didn't like it - and *shock horror* even after the "clarification" that it was work in progress I still don't like it. I think her face is somehow off even if it was green or red or made of sparkling ice.
I think it is really ignorant for people to start calling everyone who disagrees with something as trolls, idiots etc. when they just give their honest opinnion about something. Should we all just have a forum where we all say "omg it's awesome"?

I always look forward to new sneak peaks from ARR and I will keep giving my honest feedback about it. That's why I signed up for Alpha and Beta... Not to see things in advance and "ooh" and "ahh" with the croud when new pictures are released.

If I need to say something positive, I do like her body. Shiva is supposed to wear skimpy outfits (still looks a bit tera copy though) so I am fine with all the clothes etc.

[Seirra_Lanzce]

Ok, let me reply to this as it is one of my pet peeves on these forums.

I am sure most people realized these pictures were work in progress. I am not an expert in game design etc. and I know just about how to install a game to my PC but even I knew it is work in progress.
But yes I still posted that I didn't like the model... because well... I didn't like it - and *shock horror* even after the "clarification" that it was work in progress I still don't like it. I think her face is somehow off even if it was green or red or made of sparkling ice.
I think it is really ignorant for people to start calling everyone who disagrees with something as trolls, idiots etc. when they just give their honest opinnion about something. Should we all just have a forum where we all say "omg it's awesome"?

I always look forward to new sneak peaks from ARR and I will keep giving my honest feedback about it. That's why I signed up for Alpha and Beta... Not to see things in advance and "ooh" and "ahh" with the croud when new pictures are released.

If I need to say something positive, I do like her body. Shiva is supposed to wear skimpy outfits (still looks a bit tera copy though) so I am fine with all the clothes etc.

Actually only a few at start notice is a WIP, and when they do, claim to known for it since begining :P is human nature to hide shame

[AdvancedWind]

Thanks to you guys, next blog post will have "Work in Progress" written in all caps, each letter a different color, rotating, font Comic Sans Serif 24 and inside a marquee tag.

[Mamba]

Actually only a few at start notice is a WIP, and when they do, claim to known for it since begining :P is human nature to hide shame

Right...
And ARR is ready, they are just holding on to it to build up the suspension?

[Hulan]

Had to LOL at this.

It's like when you ask a client for a vector logo and they just embed the .jpeg version in an .eps

(first world graphic designer problems )

This was funny, until I started crying. Yeah.... Truth be told though, I only recently started working with SVG, Illustrator, and other vector technologies recently and only for my own entertainment but I'm familiar with this type of idiocy.


On topic (and I can't believe that this is on topic), I don't mean this as a self-endoursement or bragging or anything of the type. However, I think the reason some people, including myself are getting so exhasperated over this particular incidence is that while it is perfectly alright not to know what ZBrush is (and that is exactly why I explained), it was the veritable mountain of complaints after it was explained to them by several people familiar with the process why they shouldn't be worried.

It's hard to prove credentials on the internent, but I think we did a pretty servicable job between the four of us of explaining the problem. The fact that people continued to just keep bringing up the same issues over and over after that was extremely frustrating.

[Firon]

Ok, let me reply to this as it is one of my pet peeves on these forums.

I am sure most people realized these pictures were work in progress. I am not an expert in game design etc. and I know just about how to install a game to my PC but even I knew it is work in progress.
But yes I still posted that I didn't like the model... because well... I didn't like it - and *shock horror* even after the "clarification" that it was work in progress I still don't like it. I think her face is somehow off even if it was green or red or made of sparkling ice.
I think it is really ignorant for people to start calling everyone who disagrees with something as trolls, idiots etc. when they just give their honest opinnion about something. Should we all just have a forum where we all say "omg it's awesome"?

I always look forward to new sneak peaks from ARR and I will keep giving my honest feedback about it. That's why I signed up for Alpha and Beta... Not to see things in advance and "ooh" and "ahh" with the croud when new pictures are released.

If I need to say something positive, I do like her body. Shiva is supposed to wear skimpy outfits (still looks a bit tera copy though) so I am fine with all the clothes etc.

Actually no a lot of people thought she was gonna be looking just like that if you read the first few comments, and this is not the first time this happened. I mean Bey had stop using big words in his post cause people misunderstanding things a real shame people gotta type more words cause the common sense factor is completely gone.

Hey guys the notes say we don't regen mp while in combat they nerfed mages so hard!!!!! man i miss that thread.

[Zahak]

Edit: Nvm, already explained. I wish we could make a zbrush show off thread

<_< >_>

This is a dinosaur, my first project I have been working on. For FFXIV...yeah FFXIV dinosaurs.



Head Detail:

[Linkurrra]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/blog/post/171

Lookin' good there, Shiva! Can't wait to see you rendered in-game!

I like the different colored streaks in her hair. Kind of odd to see her without blue skin though.

UPDATE:


Shame it takes the person who posted the info to confirm what should be common knowledge. Oh well...

I agree, that the colors looked weird and fleshy for Shiva. However like he said in the Dev Blog they were testing the normals. Meaning Normal Maps which gives the character the look of having more polygons of a higher end model than it actually has. Shiva when she is textured properly is very light in color and would make it incredibly difficult to see the gentle blending in shading of a normal map. So she is darkened in and textured in contrasting colors to make it easier to see the subtle differences in shading. This is why Fernehalwes made the comment of keeping designer's eyes from bleeding!

When she's finished she will look like the concept art. Despite being only work in progress she does look really good! Almost like a Elzen thats really cold but you can still see the blood under her skin and slight blue hue around her lips and skin because.... well she's ICE COLD BABY!