Character Creation

It has been said a number of times that AOC will have a character creation tool on the level of BDO if not better. What I am curious about is are there any traits or additions to appearance that you like to add or have when creating your character for the first time.

For me, I like to make my character as tall as I can and quite heavily set. I also like to have an eye patch not because of any pirate fetish but as a means of showing that he has been around and has the wounds to prove it. I also make my character appear older, weather-beaten, grey or greying hair. Other details will be different from character to character but my main usually follows these ideals when I first create a character in a new game. Perhaps this is a reflection of me as I get older.

So do others have any preferred way to model their first character in a new MMO?

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T Elf

@dygz I remember Landmark, and I currently play EQ2, so I know how those systems are; but you will notice in your account rewards (at least in mine) you got rewarded with a whole head look (mine was the Princess). I've asked but been unanswered about what it is that this head entitles me to in the MMO; am I getting the face? the hairstyle? or as noted, the complete head? So far, everything they're showing are complete heads.

mcstackerson

I could see the heads only being something for apoc that they threw in to help them test.

Dygz

Yeah, but that's still just rewards for testing. Right?
And it's fine as a skin. It's kinda like getting an Elemental skin
I don't really consider that to be the same thing as character create.
And what we currently have for Apoc is bare bones - it's not really intended to be indicative of the actual character creation system.

Varkun

The one from the dev diary could be nothing more than NPC skins they all have to be created too.

T Elf

varkun wrote: »

The one from the dev diary could be nothing more than NPC skins they all have to be created too.

I'll cross my fingers about that. I'm hoping for a very extensive character creation system. Wish it would be at the level Aion was.

Varkun

elf wrote: »

varkun wrote: »

The one from the dev diary could be nothing more than NPC skins they all have to be created too.

I'll cross my fingers about that. I'm hoping for a very extensive character creation system. Wish it would be at the level Aion was.

I very much want an in-depth character creator, it was promised so think they will deliver.

Anvil

Even if it is "Just" as in Depth as BDO it will be an outstanding Character creation experience. This is Gonna be Fun!!

Damokles

elf wrote: »

varkun wrote: »

The one from the dev diary could be nothing more than NPC skins they all have to be created too.

I'll cross my fingers about that. I'm hoping for a very extensive character creation system. Wish it would be at the level Aion was.

AION had the perfect level of character creation tbh.
Games like BDO and ArchAge took/take it too far in my opinion.

Nagash

damokles wrote: »

elf wrote: »

varkun wrote: »

The one from the dev diary could be nothing more than NPC skins they all have to be created too.

I'll cross my fingers about that. I'm hoping for a very extensive character creation system. Wish it would be at the level Aion was.

AION had the perfect level of character creation tbh.
Games like BDO and ArchAge took/take it too far in my opinion.

I find having the options and not using them is better than not having them.

MermaidTears

I really do hope the character creation is better than BDO

If they go the route of WOW's creation where you can only have a choice of 1 out of 5 faces then it will be disappointing.

oolocka

when it comes to character creation I like it to have options like BDO did. they had preset options then you could go in depth from there, making it possible that most characters could be unique. I just hope it isn't like the boring slandered character creators that most mmorpg games do just a hand full of options and that's is little to no sliders with little to no differences when moved.

If I am making a male character I want him to look cool and unique like a superhero or If I am making a female character aka "game waifu" as some may call it I want their umm "assets" to have a variety of sizes: boob, butt, legs waist, the works. cuz when I am staring at a character for a long time I want to be happy with how my character looks especially since I will be grinding for hours for days looking at the same character.

before someone jumps on this post to burn me: you can call me shallow, at least I am honest. people get into games to escape the real world and its real life constraints.

Recluse74

The age slider is a big one for me. I am 46 years old.. and sometimes playing these characters that look like a teenager or barely into their 20's kinda ruins it for me. I survive, but the attachment is not there.

Asgerr

I tried BDO in the past and tbh, even though it gave really pretty results, it alway felt pretty hard for me to deviate from the base template.

I don't need exceedingly in depth face deformations etc. But give me:

- About 10-20 face types
- At least 15 hairstyles and some natural looking, even if exotic colors (I hate metallic looking multicolored hair in mmos)
- Lots of beards and moustaches and sideburns options
- Height slider (with minimums and maximums dictated by your selected race)
- 4 body types with a slider for shoulder-waist-belly width and torso-legs ratio
- Slider for nose length
- Slider for ear length and position for pointy eared races
- Tusk options for orcs and Tulnar (Orcs in WoW really could have used different styles of tusks like Trolls got)
- Each race should have something unique to them that they can customize

Ramirez

I love to do old ugly caracters, but is rare the mmorpg you can, your caracter is always locked with beauty and yong standard option...

Bricktop

Recluse74 wrote: »

The age slider is a big one for me. I am 46 years old.. and sometimes playing these characters that look like a teenager or barely into their 20's kinda ruins it for me. I survive, but the attachment is not there.

They said they want to outdo BDO in terms of character customization so hopefully you will be able to look as ancient as you want.

maouw

I'm a huge fan of BDO's character creator, but I did feel like a few sliders wouldn't let you go past the limits of an asian appearance.

E.g. I tried creating my friend's face in the game, but his skull is taller than you can make in the game, so I either had to make the head have a tiny forehead or have his eyes well below his ear line.
It made for a good laugh though.

In a few other character creators, jawline options felt limited to a slider between: \/ or |_| or (_) - but I really like how sims 4 lets you adjust the height and protrusion of the jawbone corners.
Also cheeckbones have been difficult to get right. Brow bones too. >:[
The hardest part of customization has always been mouths for me, they either end up looking puckered or stretched, and only the default settings look relaxed.

I really liked how BDO would let you shape eyes though, that was really good, and the ways you could customize haristyles in BDO was top notch!

Recluse74

Bricktop wrote: »

Recluse74 wrote: »

The age slider is a big one for me. I am 46 years old.. and sometimes playing these characters that look like a teenager or barely into their 20's kinda ruins it for me. I survive, but the attachment is not there.

They said they want to outdo BDO in terms of character customization so hopefully you will be able to look as ancient as you want.

Im not that old.. Id be willing to bet your wrinkle slider will be used on the plus side as well ... lol

Recluse74

maouw wrote: »

I'm a huge fan of BDO's character creator, but I did feel like a few sliders wouldn't let you go past the limits of an asian appearance.

E.g. I tried creating my friend's face in the game, but his skull is taller than you can make in the game, so I either had to make the head have a tiny forehead or have his eyes well below his ear line.
It made for a good laugh though.

In a few other character creators, jawline options felt limited to a slider between: \/ or |_| or (_) - but I really like how sims 4 lets you adjust the height and protrusion of the jawbone corners.
Also cheeckbones have been difficult to get right. Brow bones too. >:[
The hardest part of customization has always been mouths for me, they either end up looking puckered or stretched, and only the default settings look relaxed.

I really liked how BDO would let you shape eyes though, that was really good, and the ways you could customize haristyles in BDO was top notch!

Aion, while not the best customization ever, had sliders that would go just about anywhere you want .. The first week after launch, omg, I have never laughed that hard over a video game since.

Bricktop

Recluse74 wrote: »

Bricktop wrote: »

Recluse74 wrote: »

The age slider is a big one for me. I am 46 years old.. and sometimes playing these characters that look like a teenager or barely into their 20's kinda ruins it for me. I survive, but the attachment is not there.

They said they want to outdo BDO in terms of character customization so hopefully you will be able to look as ancient as you want.

Im not that old.. Id be willing to bet your wrinkle slider will be used on the plus side as well ... lol

If that's not worth a bet on your end I don't know what is, you'd be right.

tautau

While not a multiplayer game, Crusader Kings III has a very versatile character creator, humans only, though.

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