#graphics update

[gnbrkrs]

Regardless of the story opinions, on to the important news... My man got hit by the graphics update and he looks gorgeous! 😍😍😍

[alastryd]

About the FFXIV character model updates

Are you happy with how your character looks in the benchmark client?

Ecstatic!

Definitely an upgrade, pretty happy.

Mixed feelings, mostly positive.

Indifferent

Mixed feelings, kinda iffy.

Definitely a downgrade, pretty bummed.

This is my personal umbral calamity.

Voting ended onApr 21, 2024

Curious what people's feelings are for the new character model updates in the Dawntrail benchmark client. YOUR character specifically. I've been seeing a mix of opinions so far.

[chilledfoodtin]

Forgot to post this on Thursday, but they did make one very positive change to HW Thancred--they upgraded his hair (I think this change actually came with 7.0 itself I just forgot to point it out).

[cklukilutz]

LOOK AT HER!! SHE'S BEAUTIFUL!!

I managed to fix her face (mostly). It was her eyes that were "off". For some reason a different set actually looks more like her pre-update eyes now.

Her mouth still isn't right, but none of the others make it better. It's most noticable in her expressions, and her eyes still don't look right during alot of those either.

The ear texture still doesn't match the hair, but hopefully the devs will fix that soon coz it's really fukkin distracting.

BUT!! I'm back to loving her all over again and I just wanna take a billion pics of her adorable face!!

[sailor-cerise]

[stars-and-clouds]

Spoiler Free 7.0 Graphics Update Showcase (Character and Gear)

Interior Graphics Update

[misswarrioroflight]

they took my mans glowy eyes away and made him look baby butt soft and a bit more feminine, kinda like it except the eyes not glowing im sad about that

[smitten-miqitten]

The more I look at old screenshots of my WoL, the more I'm starting to wish we could choose legacy graphics.

I LIKED the FF12-esque matte painting textures. I liked the painting-like quality, it was a feature. It was an awesome bit of art direction.

I liked when my face 4 Keeper Miqo'te WoL's eyebrows had built in highlights and shadows so they'd be fucking visible instead of this grey-ish, monotone, flat mess that lives at the whims of the new shininess of her face.

I liked when her forehead had enough volume to where there wasn't a gap in the hairline, the hair now floating an inch in front of her new shrunken skull.

I liked when the highlights/catchlights in her eyes were in the same spot on each eye, instead of the unfocused gaze she has now with one eye always having the catchlight too far to the left or right of the placement on the other eye.

I don't understand why so many shape changes were made. My WoL didn't suffer as much as others in the lips department, but genuinely why did they yolo a lip redesign for SO many faces? Half aren’t even in the same ballpark of what they used to be shaped like.

I was expecting a texture upgrade, not plastic surgery I had no choice in >:(

Before Dawntrail

After Dawntrail

Eyebrows in detail >:(

Endwalker benchmark vs Dawntrail Character creation.

Why did they get rid of the highlights? Even in the funky lightings for the character creator you can tell that unlike in Endwalker, the Dawntrail ones have no depth or volume at all and they go invisible on the middle range of skin tones. What was the point of changing these?! Keeper of the Moon always had darker brows than Seeker, but they were also still frickin visible!