Character Models

SoSpokeMika · June 27

GreatPhilisopher wrote: »

yeah we are very cooked , there is no hope

Same noses on every race model sized differently, same eyes, oversized cheekbones... FFS! Put the green skin on that Py'rai and you have Ren'kai. HOW ARE THEY NOT SEEING THIS?!

WTF ARE THOSE BANGS?!

Same slightly stylized cr*p and everyone is ugly. Dunir have sunken faces ffs and gnomish bodies! Empyrean still look like meth addicts...

It's like a single person is in charge of character design and 3d modelling and there is no one there to tell them they are doing it wrong...
Wtf!

God, I miss the old character creator-The one Steven used to create Asmongold.

Yenn0war · June 27

SoSpokeMika wrote: »

GreatPhilisopher wrote: »

yeah we are very cooked , there is no hope

Same noses on every race model sized differently, same eyes, oversized cheekbones... FFS! Put the green skin on that Py'rai and you have Ren'kai. HOW ARE THEY NOT SEEING THIS?!

WTF ARE THOSE BANGS?!

Same slightly stylized cr*p and everyone is ugly. Dunir have sunken faces ffs and gnomish bodies! Empyrean still look like meth addicts...

It's like a single person is in charge of character design and 3d modelling and there is no one there to tell them they are doing it wrong...
Wtf!

God, I miss the old character creator-The one Steven used to create Asmongold.

I honestly haven't noticed those things until you pointed it out. Why did you do this to me?!

Aszkalon · June 28

What is in the Alpha Two right now, can impossibly be the Races meant for Release.

Honestly. These MUST - be Placeholders.

Andi · July 2

Well it seems this is the art direction they're shooting for.
Which, if this makes it to release, will be a deal breaker for me. I don't play a Korean grinder that looks like Gilead Online.

Kallysha · July 2

what most of you are looking for is indeed a korean mmo and aoc inst that (THANK GOD)

xDrac · July 3

Vhaeyne wrote: »

Remember when games were good...

Good old times when different races had different armor, animations, movement and even voice lines...

GreatPhilisopher · July 3

Andi wrote: »

Well it seems this is the art direction they're shooting for.
Which, if this makes it to release, will be a deal breaker for me. I don't play a Korean grinder that looks like Gilead Online.

i checked the PTR CC and man...it was way worse than i thought it was

Ludullu · July 3

xDrac wrote: »

Good old times when different races had different armor, animations, movement and even voice lines...

Well, Ashes are trying to do this as well. It's just that we'll most likely see this a few years into P3.

Andi · July 3

Ludullu wrote: »

xDrac wrote: »

Good old times when different races had different armor, animations, movement and even voice lines...

Well, Ashes are trying to do this as well. It's just that we'll most likely see this a few years into P3.

I don't really want to hear voices that match the visuals... my young elven bard will sound like Marge Simpson.

xDrac · July 3

Ludullu wrote: »

xDrac wrote: »

Good old times when different races had different armor, animations, movement and even voice lines...

Well, Ashes are trying to do this as well. It's just that we'll most likely see this a few years into P3.

Yeah but by my logic, the longer they wait, the more ingrained these models and animations become in people's heads, which I don't think is good. But hey, who knows. I just know that for me, the current models and animations are as bland and uninspired as they come.

Ludullu · July 3

xDrac wrote: »

Yeah but by my logic, the longer they wait, the more ingrained these models and animations become in people's heads, which I don't think is good. But hey, who knows. I just know that for me, the current models and animations are as bland and uninspired as they come.

That's the open development path that Intrepid chose. They'll have to work against that ingrained thinking in people's heads somehow. We'll see how successful they'll be.

Andi · July 13

Intrepid should watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1yjCogrMz4

GreatPhilisopher · July 13

Andi wrote: »

Intrepid should watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1yjCogrMz4

always funny to me how western companies use models that are usually attractive or good looking then uglify the hell out of them while the eastern ones make them as beautiful if not more .
oh and the western ones usually dont have a problem with male ones ...i wonder why

Male Examples

WESTERN

VS

EASTERN

Andi · July 13

GreatPhilisopher wrote: »

always funny to me how western companies use models that are usually attractive or good looking then uglify the hell out of them while the eastern ones make them as beautiful if not more .
oh and the western ones usually dont have a problem with male ones ...i wonder why

My god, I'd feel so insulted by what the game did to my likeness, as a western model.

Aszkalon · July 13

xDrac wrote: »

Good old times when different races had different armor, animations, movement and even voice lines...

Let's say it as it is.

This State here is ONLY acceptable - because it is still the Alpha.

This - HAS TO CHANGE - during Phase Three, at some Point. And i do not even mean Audio/Voice Lines when for Example something is out of Reach or so - like in Worst of Warcraft.

These Models ?
These are not models. These are Placeholders. AT. BEST.

GreatPhilisopher · July 13

Andi wrote: »

GreatPhilisopher wrote: »

always funny to me how western companies use models that are usually attractive or good looking then uglify the hell out of them while the eastern ones make them as beautiful if not more .
oh and the western ones usually dont have a problem with male ones ...i wonder why

My god, I'd feel so insulted by what the game did to my likeness, as a western model.

Andi · July 20

Aszkalon wrote: »

These are not models. These are Placeholders. AT. BEST.

The problem I see is, their concept art doesn’t look any better

Aszkalon · July 20

Andi wrote: »

Aszkalon wrote: »

These are not models. These are Placeholders. AT. BEST.

The problem I see is, their concept art doesn’t look any better

Wouldn't a whole lot of People disagree with you on that ? Until now i haven't seen any "looks" on Alpha Two Characters which match the Concept Art looks.

GreatPhilisopher · July 20

Andi wrote: »

Aszkalon wrote: »

These are not models. These are Placeholders. AT. BEST.

The problem I see is, their concept art doesn’t look any better

agree , the concept art isnt much better

Aszkalon · July 20

Maybe it's just me - but i want the Character Creator to have as much Freedom as to include the very looks from the concept arts as well. ;->

Enigmatic Sage · July 20

Many of the races and/or rig designs have not appealed to me much if at all to be honest. Nothing against the artists or design team but there hasn't been anything appealing regardless of concept art, high resolution model art or in-game modelling.

I'm sure it's been mentioned several times in similar threads but allowing too much customisation just creates rigging problems for armours and whatever dress up players fantasize about.

Chicago · July 29

I am super curious, the entire community thinks the models look like trash, and every time this topic gets brought up, the same response is given " it's an alpha bro, models are not important right now and are place holder"

But then it concerns me deeply that intrepid have announced they are implementing 100 or more cosmetic costumes at the start of phase 3, which must have all been modelled for these character models? I really hope that intrepid can see that they need to ditch the current models and that the art looks absolutely terrible instead of trying to patch changes in like different eye colours or hair styles.. basically every single race right now including the vek and both dwarf races are just humans with different hair styles or weight

Aszkalon · July 29

Chicago wrote: »

I am super curious, the entire community thinks the models look like trash, and every time this topic gets brought up, the same response is given " it's an alpha bro, models are not important right now and are place holder"

As one of the few People who came up first with saying they are Placeholders here in the Forum,

i want to tell You that this is what i hope for. It's more like a desperate hope, than a sure Statement.
Why ?
"Why" is it my hope ?

Simply because how absolutely underwhelming your Character looks after you have created him/her. It bugs me greatly that Games like Worst of Warcraft do a better Job of showing the Visuals of the Faces of the Player-Characters than Ashes of Creation.

I know. They are cartoony to a certain Degree. Ashes looks way more "realistic" compared to the Comic-Graphic Style of WoW.

But this is still weird. It's like all Visuals and Graphics shown from Years before is HEASILY down-toned and downgraded for the Alpha Servers.

As long as this is an Alpha-only thing, this is no Problem. It will get concerning towards Release however. If i am get "lied to" anyway -> can we have at least Options ingame for the Graphics to individually raise the Graphics and "Looks" of the ingame World ? Even if about Nobody will have a Computer before 2040 or higher that will be able to show everything smooth and fluid-running when we travel the ingame World of Verra ?

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