I am one of those types of people who enjoys spending far, far too long on character customization screens fine-tuning my toon’s look. The more options, the better, although I am usually not that thrilled with sliders. MMOs that allow for a great range of creative expression in this department are ones that endear themselves to me right from the get-go.
That said, there are some options that are personally more exciting than others to me. Tattoos? I’ve tried them but only rarely been able to make them work, so I generally avoid them. Also, I find it kind of silly how a lot of games allow you to slap on tatts and glowy bits to arms, legs, and torsos that will no doubt be covered up by armor 99.9% of the time. And while I’m all about a great beard, very few MMOs can pull them off where they don’t look like they’re a hunk of melted plastic fused to your chest.
What do I love? Height and weight sliders. Really great hairstyles. Natural-looking faces that are neither insanely ugly or prepubescent. Eyepatches (arrr). What about you? What MMO character customization options excite you?
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