Guild Wars 2

First you have three basic presets with minor variations repeated throughout, they all look roughly the same (“male model” look). Not terrible, but pretty much everyone uses them, so everyone looks the same.

Then you have the only Asian face which after an hour of tinkering STILL looks like a post-op F->M no matter what you do. The other face that looks somewhat Asian has no apparent eye sockets whatsoever, the eyes look painted on and weird.

Then you have two “regular guy” faces, one of which is used by almost every single NPC in the game (you know the one, the slightly older face with smaller eyes) and the other has glitchy eyes which go just enough outside of the sockets to annoy you.

There is exactly ONE face from the TMK that is sort of decent, but I use it on my only regular Human character already.

How is it even possible to have these diverse and detailed faces for nearly every other race, but fail so hard at creating your basic human face?

Ariurotl.3718:

How is it even possible to have these diverse and detailed faces for nearly every other race, but fail so hard at creating your basic human face?

Dear OP, the simple answer is: 3d-modelling is HARD, especially when it comes to real human’s anatomy.

I mean when there’s a humanoid with a cabbage or a pumpkin instead of a human’s head (say hi to those ‘arcimboldous’ Sylvari xD) or a cat-like creature, you call it ‘diverse and detailed faces’ and feel fine! BUT when you can see the difference between your own taste of human’s constitution (a face, in this case), or a beautiful 2d-concept and a picture 3d-artists managed to create, you get frustrated. It’s ok.

Furthermore, it takes years of practice to achieve some… umm… considerable skill at ‘real’ sculpting, and digital sculpting can be even more challenging (you not only sculpt and texture a model in some weird environment, you should follow strict rules). So, kitten happens. Students these days take some courses, finish a college and apply for a position in a game company, and then they should simultaneously lvl-up their skills and bring out a product of acceptable quality. It’s not an easy task, you know. Just take a look at ‘humans’ (or elves, or orcs, or whoever) in some other big gaming franchises like Warcraft or the Elder Scrolls. Their ‘faces’ are usually bad, too. That’s how the video game industry works, dear friend.

No offense meant, dear Anet! <3

P.S. Don’t forget about the ‘polygon budget’ and other limitations.
P.P.S. Sorry for my eng.

The correct answer is Human Female Meta. /topic

better than mass effect Andromeda

I like the Clint Eastwood face.

To be honest, human male have far better options than human female. Human female all look like barbies or having one chromosome too many.

Poor Logan. A face not even Jennah could love..

I have a bigger problem with their bodies and the lack of slim figures. American ruggedness ftl, Final Fantasy XIV does it right.

Human males have slim options, what are you on about?

Their ‘slim’ options have broad shoulders, totally not pretty or passable.

yea, they have less modification options to the face compared to females as well

Mortifera.6138:

I have a bigger problem with their bodies and the lack of slim figures. American ruggedness ftl, Final Fantasy XIV does it right.

Because Final Fantasy just has 1 player model anyways. Hyur.
Then you have Hyur with toy tails and toy ears attached to it, scaled-up Hyurs, Hyurs with pointy ears, Hyurs with toy horns attached… I think Sylvari alone took more development and, uh, "courage"* then all the FF14 characters alltogether.

(*) People like FF14 players want their young, perfectly photoshopped cardboard cutouts (have you ever seen really mean people like those pre-set Asura thieves or old Charr or kids?). But then, people want depth in their character designs, too.

Excelsior.

I had to laugh so much thoug about the first poster. Let’s face (rimshot) it: Play a Charr instead.

Mortifera.6138:

I have a bigger problem with their bodies and the lack of slim figures. American ruggedness ftl, Final Fantasy XIV does it right.

I don’t think we need more topmodel models…
I find we need more portly and crooked figures so we can make tough and old looking characters. And a plump human lady with more boob power.

Oh my gosh, first Andromeda, now Guild Wars 2! It’s a conspiracy!

Ardid.7203:

Mortifera.6138:

I have a bigger problem with their bodies and the lack of slim figures. American ruggedness ftl, Final Fantasy XIV does it right.

I don’t think we need more topmodel models…
I find we need more portly and crooked figures so we can make tough and old looking characters. And a plump human lady with more boob power.

I’m two hundred percent behind models built to a standard other than “what young dudes with only the lower brain engaged are believed to find sexy” out there. Part of why I personally love Asura and Charr is that they don’t have, y’know, a lizard with a big ol’ bust, or a cat with an oddly reduced number of kittens.

You can play as a human male?

I kid but I find them repulsive pre pubescent boyband esq