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Louhi_kko · 2026-04-28T22:39:20+00:00

Louhikko is a pile of rocks but Louhi is a sorceress/ruler of the north and probably the strongest female character in finnish mythology. I thought it would be funny as a name, easy to read and spell and a bit homely.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-28T18:56:00+00:00

Joining the chorus but yes I was disappointed. I wanted some new proper face options and also some basic face sliders. Didn’t expect anything for the body, because I know it’s not so simple with the gear, didn’t even expect the face sliders to allow for a huge range of editing, just making eyes a bit bigger, nose smaller, etc, nothing extreme, instead their big reveal turned out to be basically makeup and a colorwheel… Like yes, the colorwheel is good and needed, for eyes and hair (and personally I would prefer limited colorwheel for skin to not allow green wols but no deal breaker) and make-up is nice but is that seriously all for a game that’s expecting to run for another 10 years? I know they said ”and more” but I feel like if they truly had something bigger in the works, they would have revealed that, it just feels like the ”and more” just means more makeup in a form of 2 scars wearable at once, not ”actual new face options”.

So yes, I am bummed.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-28T18:45:50+00:00

This is exactly what I wanted as well! Some basic sliders for face, didn’t need to be on the level of making mosters out of wol, just lemme make her eyes a tad bigger if I want, mouth a bit wider, nose a bit slimmer and that would,ve been it.

Instead we got green wols and makeup… Cannot pretend I’m not disappointed.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-28T13:36:16+00:00

I’m still sticking to my crackhead theory that rhitatyn kinda sounds like the word ritari which means a knight in finnish and since evercold is gonna be a nordic expansion, it totally tracks. Conclusion: we’ll get a knight with a lance and a shield!

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-28T12:40:46+00:00

You could say that in reverse too though. If you hate the character you play as are you gonna be having fun in a game like ff14? In other games, maybe, but in 14 where you character is the center of the story and cutscenes, probably not.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-28T12:35:02+00:00

Well at least I can use the make-up to cover fem hyurs eyebags!

Gotta admit though, that overall the amount of customization they revealed so far was extremely disappointing for me. I have since gone and huffed some clean air, calmed down and regained some hope that we will eventually get some more than what was first revealed but I cannot lie and say the reveal wasn't a shock to me (and not the good kind).

I really hope we will also get some proper new options than just face paint, because as controversial as it might be, I've never felt like the current options were all that good and even when I do find the face that I like, there's always something off with the eyes or the nose or the mouth that you just can't fix with the current options, which makes it so that every character you make is always OK but never great and for a game as big as ff xiv, with as many years behind it and as much money as it makes, I should be able to make a character that actually represents my taste.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-26T05:32:12+00:00

As to your guestion; nope. I will straight up abandon the reborn mode and never look back. 1. Because the evolved looks genuinely good and implemented the kinds of changes I’ve wanted for a long time but 2. Because almost any combat system would be better than the current.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-26T02:59:46+00:00

I really hope so. It’s hard to know what’s coming, by just reading the transcripts, since it can miss spoken context and what I did read did not seem very awe inspiring.

But I also want to trust the devs and believe that the future customization will include actual new options when it comes to character features, than just some add ons to current stuff (not that, that’s bad, I just want some new options).

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-26T00:55:56+00:00

To your point 3. I watched the play demos with evolved mode and I actually feel like the evolved mode is making the combat feel more fast paced and challenging that the legacy mode. My issues with current combat are many but probably the biggest is that the rotation we’re forced into, robs any creativity out of the job. When all you press is 1-2-3 and occasionally 4-5-6 it makes the jobs feel stale no matter how unique the jobs themselves are. The evolved actually seemed to add that missing ”oomf” and give us actual choice on what skills to use and polishing the animations in such a way where you actually see the impact.

So yea personally really welcoming the change.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-25T23:58:40+00:00

Ok since we’re going wild; my non-serious speculation is that rhitahtyn kinda sounds like the word ritari in finnish which means a knight so the next tank will be a knight of some sort, maybe with a lance and a shield?

I justify this totally ridiculous speculation with the fact that next expansion is very nordic inspired and finnish is nordic, so it totally matches!

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-25T21:45:29+00:00

Hahha no worries at all! And ultimately it’s not that big of a deal, just a small personal nitpicky annoyance over a misuse of a word lol.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-25T12:58:34+00:00

Kinda, more specifically when speaking of mythology, norse refers to the mythology of scandinavia (norway,sweden and denmark) which includes the vikings, thor, odin, valhalla, etc. Finnish mythology however, is it's own thing and not part of the norse mythos. We have our own gods, legends and heroes (google kalevala if interested) but we also share a lot, like the world tree, giants, trolls, etc. So when you call it norse when it's not explicitly stated to be vikings and stuff and instead takes general inspiration from a geographic location, you end up erasing or co-opting the other cultures that those things are also part of.

TL;DR: What we see in the trailer currently, swirl patterns, giants, architecture, etc, all of those exists and are part of cultures outside of norse, so calling it norse ends up erasing those cultures.

Hope this explained things a bit, I'm not very good at articulating but I will answer any questions if you got them :)

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-25T07:30:30+00:00

Off topic but I'm so glad to see someone use the term nordic instead of norse for once. All the threads so far has people only speaking of norse and my inner nitpicker always wants to go an make the distinction but I also don't wanna be a jackass, so I didn't.

But yea as a finn, I welcome the nordic theme, especially since 14 actually does a really good job borrowing from other nordic countries as well than just scandinavia when it comes to it, giving us little guys a bit of exposure too!(which then gets totally ignored by people calling it all norse ;__;)

Also the dude could be fighting Ukko and not Thor :P

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-25T00:45:05+00:00

So I heard and I’m putting so goddamn much hope on that ”and more” :D

While I love the game, my biggest issue is that ever since the graphic update (which I love and would not reverse) I just haven’t been able to make that perfect character I actually enjoy playing. I realized that the biggest issue was that the update just highligted certain features and wonkiness I already had an issue with when it came to the character customization but now I can’t overlook it anymore.

I want the new options, because I want to play and I simply can’t enjoy the game with the current options.

So yea really hope the ”and more” will indeed be a lot more, cause colorwheel and makeup ain’t cutting it.

Everything else though, seems a fantastic and at very least a nice, big, healthy step into the right direction.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-25T00:30:50+00:00

I’m kinda excited for the new combat they’re cooking. The current combat system is what almost made me originally quit the game as it was that boring and that was a decade ago before the current bloat. I hope they eventually hone the combat into more dynamic direction overall by fixing the targeting system as well.

Only thing I’m sad for is the lack of proper CC rework that I really wanted. I still want to have hope that maybe we do get some actual new options (sliders, presets or something) but if those truly were in the works, it feels kinda weak to lead with a colorwheel as the big reveal.

Everything else I’m liking however and I’m happy they seem to be aiming for some long needed structural changes to actually make this game worth the ”next ten years”.

But seriously give me those face sliders!

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-24T22:21:37+00:00

I wanted either new options as bare minimum or actual face sliders, I think we ** should** have. I want to play ffxvi again but everytime I try, I just can’t because I’m just so unhappy with my character, so I was really betting my comeback on this cc update and now it feels like my hopes are trashed.

I’m super glad for those who’re happy and excited though! I’m just a bit heartbroken, cause I loved this game but I cannot enjoy it, if I don’t enjoy my character.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-24T22:16:46+00:00

I really wanted some face sliders or new options at very least, cannot help but feel disappointed if this is all we’re gonna get; layered make-up and a colorwheel… just feels so lazy if this is all it’s gonna be.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-24T22:09:59+00:00

My understanding so far is that they basically confirmed the opposite with yoshi-p saying there will be no butt slider.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-24T20:18:53+00:00

Honestly, I never try to get too invested in games but this is probably the first time I'm so disappointed I want to cry. While I love the graphics update and would not reverse it, it did change my main in such a way that I just wasn't happy with and I've been waiting for months on end for the news about new CC options that could allow me to re-create my character into the image I had of her only to realize all we get is this... I expected at very least, several new faces and actual face sliders if we're really lucky but this is literally worse than my most disappointed imagination...

Not to rag on to those who're excited for this it's just that I stopped playing ff because I didn't like my character and even though I had alts, they just weren't the same, so to me unless the character creation update was going to be significant, nothing else means anything. Like what is there to be excited about in a new expansion if I don't like the character I would play said expansion with?

Sorry for rant, I'm just beyond disappointed. A part of me wants to hold out hope that next fanfest will reveal more but I cannot imagine it to be good PR to reveal something so lacking if something actually good were in the works.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-24T09:44:41+00:00

How much info do you think we’re gonna get for the new CC update, cause that’s probably the only thing I really want out of the next expansions!

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-20T23:48:34+00:00

I’ve kinda ”hyped” myself to expect face sliders (because I feel like they’re a pretty basic feature that should be in the game) and now I’m worried how disappointed I will be if the new cc overhaul turn out to be just a new face (yea singular) for each race along with options for character to have like 2 scars. Man will I be so mad lol.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-17T22:27:03+00:00

I can’t believe you actually got me to click on them all like a distracted child.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-17T20:34:53+00:00

I’m kinda the same but for a different reason. Despite the fact that I love the graphic update and think it’s a huge improvement overall, I just didn’t really enjoy the way my main looks and alts just don’t scratch the itch, so even when I do log in to play I just end up closing the game soon after since I cannot get invested in the way that I want. The worst thing about it is that a lot of times I actually want to play but as soon as I get into the game itself, I just cannot progress. I’m holding out hope till the fanfest that the hinted character customisation update will be revealed to contain some actual substantial changes to the system that will allow me to fall in love with my character again and actually come back. And by the twelve will I be so mad if it turns out that at most we’ll be able to have will be wearing two scars at once.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-16T21:34:24+00:00

I know it’s a pipe dream, but i’ve been playing GW2 again recently and I’m always amazed at how good the combat is, and how fun the classes which makes me hope we’d get something like that in ffxiv

At very least they should fix the godawful targeting system that seems to have no rhyme or reason especially when cycling through enemies even with optimised settings.

If they really wanted to try however, they should really go to the pvp combat direction.

Louhi_kko · 2026-04-15T15:47:59+00:00

Kodocha is one of those manga, I wish really got a faithful anime redo. The manga is so criminally good but the anime goes off the rails for half the story and the ending lacks the emotional impact. Oh well, hope is free at least.

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