Avatar creation

Will the avatar creation process evolve past what it is now?

Will we get to adjust arms, torso, waist, legs, age etc etc?

 

They've added more sliders over time and I assume this will continue to an extent.

I really want to see more hairstyles, facial hair styles and colors.

 

The facial system is really very complex. If a person just sat there I think one could make many many faces.

 

I sat there for quite a while, tinkering with every slider, when I got out i realized I still more or less looked like everyone else. Maybe their head was a little wider or their nose a little thinner, maybe they had a goatee, etc.. But more or less everyone still looks quite similar. Hoping they improve the char creator quite a bit over time.

We definitely at least need a plain long hair option for males!

 

I bet it will improve more and more. I am really looking forward to what Unity 5 contributes to the game.

 

But what about Unity 5? Is the build available as already announced with R14? It would be nice!

 

I've seen the talk and Pictures about Unity 5 and I am excited as well.

 

Welcome to the community!

The Unity 5 build is not available. There is supposed to be an initial Unity 5 build available to Dev+ members for initial testing and that isn't ready yet, so I'm guessing it is still pretty rough around the edges. But it is coming at some point.

 

I'm looking forward to the possibilities of what could be possible with the Avatar creator, though to be honest, I had a heck of the time getting my character's face to look "right."

I'm also looking forward to more hair styles as well (still wanting to run around looking like Lemmy Kilmister!), so I too am eagerly awaiting the next few releases.

Of course, if it were easily technologically possible/financially possible, I'd like to be able to choose my Avatar's handedness (Yes, Richard, it's me! That guy from PAX South who asked you this same question!), but I understand and appreciate what a hurdle that is. But, in the mean time, I'll just dual-wield and pretend from there.

 

Darth Jodoc welcome to the game also. I do think the character customization is a work in progress as everything. I am so pleased with the female avatar compared to what she looked like before. I love the
animations they've given our avatars, for example when standing still the way they blink their eyes and turn their head to look around. I really loved how in FFXIV the avatars would look others in the eye
when talking to them. That was really cool. I never thought about handedness before but that's a very interesting thought. I will be glad when we don't all look just alike and also when better hair and beards
get in game. I know it's coming