What character customization features do you want?

A very important feature for any MMORPG is the character creator. It's what you will start fiddling with the moment you log in for your first time and i believe it's a very strong feature to get a person more immersed and hooked into the game. Being able to express your character in as many ways as possible be it for roleplay activities or to reflect parts of you into your character, a well kitted character creator is in need.

We all have our fair share of ideas for how our perfect fantasy character should look, so to fullfill that what would the character creator need according to you?

Ashes Wiki for Character Creator

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Character_creator#Character_page

Personally i love to utilize tattoos/body paint for most of my characters. I haven't played a single game of which i can recall it having a very good customizeable tattoo/bodypaint section, it's usually your standard pretty generic war body paints on your face & upper body / shoulder area (they are of course good in their own way)

I'd love for an advanced section for tattoos/bodypaint where those who want can delve deeper and place them exactly where they want them, from the top of the scalp to the bottom to of your feet. Also re-scale & lengthen etc.. Your pretty standard editing tools.

Instead of the standard 1-2 tattoos total just increase that number significantly to leave room for creativity & so we can avoid having a character that looks unfinished.

Add a glow slider option for tattoos/bodypaint, perhaps a Warlock has green/purple glowing veins on his arms.

And of course let us choose between the Whole color wheel

Glow example (may it be a little crazy looking but it's just for the general idea).

Multiple combined tattoos example

A more metallic color for tattoo

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Veyrah

Conrad wrote: »

Hmm...
*Tulnar options*

I agree with all your tulnar options.
Also I hope the reptilian tulnar look basically like the DnD dragonborn race, albeit with a tail (kind of like an argonian).

And for this example i would love if we had full color control for the fur/scales. Preferably 2 colors or more to pick, like main scale colour and also one for details like eyebrows, chin, belly+front of neck etc.

Conrad

veyrah wrote: »

Conrad wrote: »

Hmm...
*Tulnar options*

I agree with all your tulnar options.
Also I hope the reptilian tulnar look basically like the DnD dragonborn race, albeit with a tail (kind of like an argonian).

And for this example i would love if we had full color control for the fur/scales. Preferably 2 colors or more to pick, like main scale colour and also one for details like eyebrows, chin, belly+front of neck etc.

Hence the tail slider / toggle. I personally hate tails on dragonborn since it would be a detriment to mobility and just another weak point on the body, also, get your tail chopped off without having regenerative capabilities and your mobility will be affected since your body is used to being supported by the tail.

Personally, if a Dragonborn... let's say from Neverwinter Online (since its the coolest design) was possible, I would be as happy as it genuinely is possible. I only worry that the Tulnar customizations will be too limited to recreate the dragonborn. Too much expectations usually just get blown to bits

DarthThanosVader

Hello All!

I have been following this game for a while now and I have played many MMO's over the last 20 years. Also, this is my first post on any AOC forum. The most important thing to me is to be able to see my character in game. While watching the alpha, the toons looked small to me. One thing I've noticed while watching the New World Beta is their interface is VERY clean and their toons are large on screen with plenty of detail. What immerses me into the game is being able to see my character BIG with detail. It's why I loved to play Orcs in WoW:) I really hope this game is successful and I can't wait to play it on release. Good luck to the Dev team!

Dygz

The toons look small.
It's a camera thing...
...and Alpha One.

Azvdo

I'm a kind of player who likes to play with a dual swords, so I was thinking about if we can get this into the Ashes Of Creation universe, this would be very cool and I'm pretty sure that everyone will love.

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GroaningPhoenix

I would like a coloring system like Warframe, where you can change the color of certain parts of your armor. The way I would change it from Warframe would be that you can change the color for EACH piece of armor instead of the full set.

knickii

Lots of hair and beard options. And a place to change them...get a shave and haircut, and maybe a dye job. And hood up/ down option for cloaks

Arthus Dawnbreaker

Glowing eyes would be a fun feature especially for Mages and magic users and Tankers that have rage

I see a lot of people say they dont care about character features because they can't see them, but most of them play zoomed out. People need to realize you can change the camera zoom when you play so if you want to see more detail of the world and your character all you have to do is ZOOM IN the camera!

another feature that would be cool is glowing appendages for example

more feature options id like to see:
Scars, tattoos, hair that moves when your character moves ( i hate when games make hair static)

Veyrah

Conrad wrote: »

veyrah wrote: »

Conrad wrote: »

Hmm...
*Tulnar options*

I agree with all your tulnar options.
Also I hope the reptilian tulnar look basically like the DnD dragonborn race, albeit with a tail (kind of like an argonian).

And for this example i would love if we had full color control for the fur/scales. Preferably 2 colors or more to pick, like main scale colour and also one for details like eyebrows, chin, belly+front of neck etc.

Hence the tail slider / toggle. I personally hate tails on dragonborn since it would be a detriment to mobility and just another weak point on the body, also, get your tail chopped off without having regenerative capabilities and your mobility will be affected since your body is used to being supported by the tail.

Personally, if a Dragonborn... let's say from Neverwinter Online (since its the coolest design) was possible, I would be as happy as it genuinely is possible. I only worry that the Tulnar customizations will be too limited to recreate the dragonborn. Too much expectations usually just get blown to bits

The tail could serve purpose, aiding in swimming, combat (whacking with it) and in feline tulnar in balancing for some examples. Also, dragonborn sometimes were born with a tail but they considered it a birth defect.

I can't imagine feline/canine tulnar without a tail btw, it wouldn't be the end of the world if the reptilian ones had it. But a toggle for tail in general might be possible.

Veyrah

Azvdo wrote: »

I'm a kind of player who likes to play with a dual swords, so I was thinking about if we can get this into the Ashes Of Creation universe, this would be very cool and I'm pretty sure that everyone will love.

I get it's popular in modern fantasy settings but two sword looks very clumsy to me. What does the second sword add? I would rather have a shield (can also be used offensively), or just use a 2h sword or preferably a 2h spear/pike for the nice reach and speed.

Conrad

veyrah wrote: »

Azvdo wrote: »

I'm a kind of player who likes to play with a dual swords, so I was thinking about if we can get this into the Ashes Of Creation universe, this would be very cool and I'm pretty sure that everyone will love.

I get it's popular in modern fantasy settings but two sword looks very clumsy to me. What does the second sword add? I would rather have a shield (can also be used offensively), or just use a 2h sword or preferably a 2h spear/pike for the nice reach and speed.

Don't ever show pics of Kirito, he's cursed.

Cypher

All of them.

But seriously, every customization option must have depth. I won’t list every single thing I could possibly want, nor am I listing every detail I might like. Just the main bits.

Example for hair: Can’t just be “choose between 8 hair styles and 20 colors”. Give many hairstyles, with each one having multiple layers to change the length of (think BDO) and a color wheel WITH the actual RGB codes so you can enter the exact color you want.

Decent height adjustments, but nothing insane. Keep dwarves short, elves pretty tall, etc.

A slider (not just a select few options) for skin tone that’s within a range that makes sense for the character race. So no green and blue humans for example.

Body sliders, all sorts of them. I’m talking height, weight, muscle tone, general curvature, breast and butt sliders (and it needs to be more than A-C sizes, because a lot of real people are well beyond that without any surgery), more I haven’t thought of probably.

Tons of eye customization that I won’t even go into, you guys have seen plenty of good examples I’m sure.

Makeups, body/face paints, etc

Stance/attitude. I want to be able to choose how my character stands idle. (Stand with arms crossed, slouched, straight and tall, etc) And I don’t want this to be locked forever after character customization. It should be able to be changed later on.

Voice. Even without voiced character dialogue, I want to choose how my character sounds. I’m sure we’ll hear sounds when in combat, during emotes, other times as well.

Azvdo

veyrah wrote: »

Azvdo wrote: »

I'm a kind of player who likes to play with a dual swords, so I was thinking about if we can get this into the Ashes Of Creation universe, this would be very cool and I'm pretty sure that everyone will love.

I get it's popular in modern fantasy settings but two sword looks very clumsy to me. What does the second sword add? I would rather have a shield (can also be used offensively), or just use a 2h sword or preferably a 2h spear/pike for the nice reach and speed.

Each has their own preferences, Dual Swords are for both offense and defense, plus the brilliant minds behind the creation of the AOC may well define projected abilities through the dual wield, there could be a class of "Magic Swordsman" or something like that.

Whether you like dual swords or not is your opinion, it doesn't change my way of thinking at all, just as I don't like spears and it won't change anything in your way of thinking.

Saudade

Along with tons of hair, eyebrows, eye shape, cheek, mouth, sliders and or options, I'd love to have sliders for things like the gut : for example, if my character is a cook, I'd like him or her to be able to have a bit of a belly.
It's nice being able to have a "perfect" looking toon, which is usually the case in most MMORPG , but I would really love the ability to create imperfect ones.

Conrad

veyrah wrote: »

Azvdo wrote: »

I'm a kind of player who likes to play with a dual swords, so I was thinking about if we can get this into the Ashes Of Creation universe, this would be very cool and I'm pretty sure that everyone will love.

I get it's popular in modern fantasy settings but two sword looks very clumsy to me. What does the second sword add? I would rather have a shield (can also be used offensively), or just use a 2h sword or preferably a 2h spear/pike for the nice reach and speed.

The use of two hands individually. Ppl with no skill call dual wielding shit and impractical, those that can do it, are deadly. Every weapon you use allows you to attack 1 target, and dual wield if you're skill allows you to fight 2 targets far easier. Fighting with 2 weapons shows great skill

Also, wielding 2 swords is badass. Most games that have dual wield, give the fighting style very cool animations

Veyrah

Conrad wrote: »

veyrah wrote: »

Azvdo wrote: »

I'm a kind of player who likes to play with a dual swords, so I was thinking about if we can get this into the Ashes Of Creation universe, this would be very cool and I'm pretty sure that everyone will love.

I get it's popular in modern fantasy settings but two sword looks very clumsy to me. What does the second sword add? I would rather have a shield (can also be used offensively), or just use a 2h sword or preferably a 2h spear/pike for the nice reach and speed.

The use of two hands individually. Ppl with no skill call dual wielding shit and impractical, those that can do it, are deadly. Every weapon you use allows you to attack 1 target, and dual wield if you're skill allows you to fight 2 targets far easier. Fighting with 2 weapons shows great skill

Also, wielding 2 swords is badass. Most games that have dual wield, give the fighting style very cool animations

It looks flashy for sure, but usually the animations use way too much motion and projection that it is predictable and impractible. A true veteran warrior would use the smallest movements and power he needs to get the job done, quick and easy, not turning, dancing, pirouette style fighting that leave 100 openings.

Shergrim

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Conrad

veyrah wrote: »

Conrad wrote: »

veyrah wrote: »

Azvdo wrote: »

I'm a kind of player who likes to play with a dual swords, so I was thinking about if we can get this into the Ashes Of Creation universe, this would be very cool and I'm pretty sure that everyone will love.

I get it's popular in modern fantasy settings but two sword looks very clumsy to me. What does the second sword add? I would rather have a shield (can also be used offensively), or just use a 2h sword or preferably a 2h spear/pike for the nice reach and speed.

The use of two hands individually. Ppl with no skill call dual wielding shit and impractical, those that can do it, are deadly. Every weapon you use allows you to attack 1 target, and dual wield if you're skill allows you to fight 2 targets far easier. Fighting with 2 weapons shows great skill

Also, wielding 2 swords is badass. Most games that have dual wield, give the fighting style very cool animations

It looks flashy for sure, but usually the animations use way too much motion and projection that it is predictable and impractible. A true veteran warrior would use the smallest movements and power he needs to get the job done, quick and easy, not turning, dancing, pirouette style fighting that leave 100 openings.

Dragon Age Origins did very cool dual wield animations. Especially for Riposte and Punisher abilities. I agree that too many games, especially mmos, butcher the animations and its sad. Only single player games most often get it right. Tho WoW did, even of their shit quality, animations for dual wield very well. As a huge dual wield fanatic, I personally approve those. Except daggers, I never use them and do not accept them as dual wield weapons xD

CROW3

veyrah wrote: »

It looks flashy for sure, but usually the animations use way too much motion and projection that it is predictable and impractible. A true veteran warrior would use the smallest movements and power he needs to get the job done, quick and easy, not turning, dancing, pirouette style fighting that leave 100 openings.

Miyomoto Musashi, arguably Japan's most famous swordsman, wielded a weapon in each hand.

Conrad

CROW3 wrote: »

veyrah wrote: »

It looks flashy for sure, but usually the animations use way too much motion and projection that it is predictable and impractible. A true veteran warrior would use the smallest movements and power he needs to get the job done, quick and easy, not turning, dancing, pirouette style fighting that leave 100 openings.

Miyomoto Musashi, arguably Japan's most famous swordsman, wielded a weapon in each hand.

Still I kinda agree with him about the often looking stupid animations.

Look at DAO's abilities, those look perfectly fitting to a less stupid looking animations

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