(05-03-2014, 06:44 PM)ArmachiA Wrote: Yeah that Character Creation is LAUGHABLEI don't even look at games with poor character creation. If the art style didn't turn me off, the character creation would have done the same.
But I'm really surprised that some people came into the game expecting something other than what it is (i.e. a standard themepark MMO with a few tiny innovations). It was kind of signposted from the very beginning that it would be like this, especially with that emphasis on raiding.
Edit: To comment on the character creation further, the body types being picked from a list seriously irritates the hell out of me, same thing with Guild Wars 2. Stuff like having small breasts only on one particular petite frame, as if small-breasted women with more burly frames cannot exist. It's seriously discouraging. No muscle slider either.
I actually have similar issues with FFXIV, BUT FFXIV at least uses a generic athletic frame that is realistic and passable for many types of characters, as opposed to Wildstar's default assumption that every single female is going to be an hourglass-figured bombshell which actually grosses me out on a few levels, especially when you get to the absurdly disfigured waists that can't possibly house any internal organs.
When it comes to character creation I feel like the way the developer handles it says a lot about the way they view their game and their customers. A particularly strong character creation suite says they are at least aware of the diversity of their own customer base, as opposed to games with poor character creation (WoW in particular among them) where they're just aiming for the lowest common denominator.
