This link will actually work.

The new characters we got weren't really for us, EVE had become a test bed for World of Darkness to a point where they literally stop caring for the game. On top of that it's as with every "graphics update" we got: higher fidelity but ****** looks and aesthetics, probably due to a lack of caring and dev quality.

Here.

A long string of ****** decisions by devs and management who stopped caring.

Also, its ultra conservative so they can keep the pegi rating low (despite eve is clearly an adult game) and there would be alot of half naked female characters around, which the icelandic people find sexist.

Yeah, as if even 10% of people aged like 15 or under have the attention span let alone maturity to play a game like EVE to begin with...-_-

They can't really pull the sexist excuse either, since they had this artwork in the game already anyway. There are half-naked sprites of 'Exotic Dancers' and such still in the game, too.

So, i've just returned after a 3 year break from EVE. I've found many welcome changes which have re-sparked my interest in the game, just enough to start playing again.

However, it saddens me greatly to find the whole character customization thing is pretty much just as bare-bones as I left it.
Characters, both male and female are still stuck with a small selection of unimaginative, super-conservative and utterly boring clothing options - many of which can barely even be told apart. The hairstyles are the same, and the accessories too. I mean, male characters still have the same, singular long-hairstyle as when I left! And as far as I know, station-walking with other people is still non-existent.

So...what happened?

I came across this old faction/character artwork while randomly browsing:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/The_four_playable_EVE_races_as_seen_during_character_creation.png

(link was broken, fixed now x.x)

Where are THOSE outfits, and THOSE hairstyles? They look waaaay more interesting than what we have now.

I fully realise and agree that it's hardly the most important issue, but come on...where's the love? Surely CCP have enough time and money by now to put some effort into this particular subject, at least on the side?

......please? ._.

I really wish they'd at least add more hair styles to the cash shop. Come on, CCP, that's low-hanging fruit and it's win/win.

Hairstyles are the most work-intensive part of avatars. Probably CCP can release 50 clothing items for the time/effort required to make a single hairstyle... assuming there's still someone in the company who didn't need to learn how to make hairstyles to actually make them.

Hairstyles are the most work-intensive part of avatars. Probably CCP can release 50 clothing items for the time/effort required to make a single hairstyle... assuming there's still someone in the company who didn't need to learn how to make hairstyles to actually make them.

Yeah, as if even 10% of people aged like 15 or under have the attention span let alone maturity to play a game like EVE to begin with...-_-

They can't really pull the sexist excuse either, since they had this artwork in the game already anyway. There are half-naked sprites of 'Exotic Dancers' and such still in the game, too.

half-naked

Also, its ultra conservative so they can keep the pegi rating low (despite eve is clearly an adult game) and there would be alot of half naked female characters around, which the icelandic people find sexist.

There is an 11 y/o player currently giving one of the biggest highsec ganking organizations (CODE. - which they say "always wins") a hard time.

Some kids can amaze you.

If you talk about 'Dad and son' then this 11yo does not do all by himself. I think it's more like in RL: dad leads son follows.

I dont think all hairsyles are so work-intensive. Only those animated and really, really, complex.

But the hair in EVE looks like this this. There is video from 2011 fanfest where they were talking about hair and character creator in general. About APEX.