ZOS, please don't change the character selection screen colors
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JonnAndCo✭✭✭I like the new background. HOWEVER, this is the tenth anniversary, so give us a drop down menu that lets us choose any of the backgrounds from the past ten years... and make this feature permanent!5 -
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✭SilverBride wrote: »The more I see it the more I dislike it. I was glad for a change from the mushrooms but the brightness and the excessive amount of orange is straining to look at, even for just a minute. Plus the fall colors seem so out of place. At the very least this should be toned way down.
Full agree. The brightness is too high.Natch Potes is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're gonna get4 -
Drammanoth✭✭✭✭✭I am all for autumn. I am all for the autumnal colours.
ZOS, for me (and apparently not only for me) this is THE BEST colour palette you have EVER created.
Thank you
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Drammanoth✭✭✭✭✭
I'm NOT sorry to disappoint you, but this Dunmer in all his black outfit looks PERFECT. No, I'm completely serious.I don't understand how anyone can find this beautiful. The bright colors make darker characters in particular, such as Dark Elves, look extremely unattractive. The landscape and the color theme itself is beautiful, no question, after all it's supposed to fit Gold Road. But it's just far too garish.
but I guess I will get used to it ... eventually
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Aurielle✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Out of curiosity, how long do you folks who are requesting a change to this spend looking at your characters on the character select screen? It’s usually a 2-3 second thing for me before I select my character and play the game.3 -
SilverBride✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Out of curiosity, how long do you folks who are requesting a change to this spend looking at your characters on the character select screen? It’s usually a 2-3 second thing for me before I select my character and play the game.
How long do those that want to keep the current screen spend looking at it? If it's only a couple of seconds what does it matter if it's tuned down to cause less discomfort for others?PCNA6 -
Dragonnord✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭This is how it looks to me, and again, it's marvelous.
The dawn, the sun light reflecting on my character and landscape. Stunning.
If you compare these images to some other images in this same thread, these ones looks a lot better.
So the players that posted images that look bad should check and adjust the video settings.
Edited by Dragonnord on March 12, 2024 5:46PM8 -
SilverBride✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭All I see is a lot of orange and yellow. There are no other colors. Even the grass is coated with yellow. All one bright color isn't pleasing to the eye.Edited by SilverBride on March 13, 2024 1:22AMPCNA5 -
colossalvoids✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Dragonnord wrote: »This is how it looks to me, and again, it's marvelous.
The dawn, the sun light reflecting on my character and landscape. Stunning.
If you compare these images to some other images in this same thread, these ones looks a lot better.
So the players that posted images that look bad should check and adjust the video settings.
Closing up on a face made me realize why I like this one and what nostalgic feeling it evoked - Elden Ring, the Altus Plateau to be exact. Damn it's gorgeous.
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TaSheen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Drammanoth wrote: »I am all for autumn. I am all for the autumnal colours.
ZOS, for me (and apparently not only for me) this is THE BEST colour palette you have EVER created.
Thank you
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Aurielle✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭SilverBride wrote: »Out of curiosity, how long do you folks who are requesting a change to this spend looking at your characters on the character select screen? It’s usually a 2-3 second thing for me before I select my character and play the game.
How long do those that want to keep the current screen spend looking at it? If it's only a couple of seconds what does it matter if it's tuned down to cause less discomfort for others?
It just seems like a veeeery minor thing to complain about — something you see for a couple of seconds before actually playing the game. Someone spent time and effort working on that login screen. Trashing it and asking for it to be changed, when you only see it for a few seconds seems… I dunno.
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SilverBride✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭SilverBride wrote: »Out of curiosity, how long do you folks who are requesting a change to this spend looking at your characters on the character select screen? It’s usually a 2-3 second thing for me before I select my character and play the game.
How long do those that want to keep the current screen spend looking at it? If it's only a couple of seconds what does it matter if it's tuned down to cause less discomfort for others?
It just seems like a veeeery minor thing to complain about — something you see for a couple of seconds before actually playing the game. Someone spent time and effort working on that login screen. Trashing it and asking for it to be changed, when you only see it for a few seconds seems… I dunno.
It is no different than asking that something we only see for a few seconds to not be changed. And I never trashed it. In fact I said I'd like to keep it but just tone down the brightness and saturation.Edited by SilverBride on March 12, 2024 7:36PMPCNA1 -
CP5✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Dragonnord wrote: »
[Snip]SilverBride wrote: »All I see from that is a lot of orange and yellow. There are no other colors. Even the grass is coated with yellow. All one bright color isn't pleasing to the eye.
I'm one of the people on the forums most likely to but heads with silver, and I couldn't agree more on the point that this character select screen is overdone. I don't look forward to having the game flash-bang me every time I go to the character select screen, and I won't be going through the hassle of changing my video settings before logging in, then changing them back after selecting a character.
So again, like was asked earlier, if people find the screen too bright and oversaturated, headache inducing even, and ask for it to be toned down, but the response is 'it only last for a few seconds' (which doesn't matter when it comes to a sudden flash of light causing people headaches), then how bad would it be for others for this 'only few seconds' to be toned down at least somewhat? As long as this background is mandatory to getting into the game, it should respect those who find it excessive.
[Edited quote]Edited by ZOS_Volpe on March 12, 2024 8:27PM3 -
SilverBride✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I'm one of the people on the forums most likely to but heads with silver, and I couldn't agree more on the point that this character select screen is overdone. I don't look forward to having the game flash-bang me every time I go to the character select screen, and I won't be going through the hassle of changing my video settings before logging in, then changing them back after selecting a character.
So again, like was asked earlier, if people find the screen too bright and oversaturated, headache inducing even, and ask for it to be toned down, but the response is 'it only last for a few seconds' (which doesn't matter when it comes to a sudden flash of light causing people headaches), then how bad would it be for others for this 'only few seconds' to be toned down at least somewhat? As long as this background is mandatory to getting into the game, it should respect those who find it excessive.
Thank you. And I think Overland is the only thing we really ever disagreed about.
Edited by SilverBride on March 12, 2024 8:24PMPCNA0 -
Dragonnord✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭As long as this background is mandatory to getting into the game, it should respect those who find it excessive.
Agree, that's why I said in my very first comment:
"Please, do not take it back. Give players the option to use the old style or this new style that, again, looks awesome."
And in other comment I said:
"In any case, ZOS should give the option to use old or new screen style, or give players a slider to tone it down, but not tone it down for everyone since a lot of us love it as it is now."
So don't make it ALL about players that can't stand it or don't like it and so punish the players that like it exactly how it is now.
Make and option/slider so players can tone it down if they want and problem solved.
But asking to tone it down directly because of specific players is not fair.
Edited by Dragonnord on March 12, 2024 7:57PM3 -
Blood_again✭✭✭✭✭I believe that some people may dislike the color scheme.
But I really have no idea what's wrong with characters.
Can't see colors? That's the green one
The Dunmer
Need someone darker?
The darkest
They all look wonderful in a new framing.
Do they look different? Yes. Yes! Way better then before.
HDR makes it just irresistible.
Those who want settings for brightness - you've been having them for 10 years already.
Settings >> Video > Display > Gamma Ajustment >> Calibrate <<
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SilverBride✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Blood_again wrote: »Those who want settings for brightness - you've been having them for 10 years already.
Settings >> Video > Display > Gamma Ajustment >> Calibrate <<
And that would make every other thing in the game too dark. That is not a solution.Edited by SilverBride on March 12, 2024 8:10PMPCNA3 -
Orionza✭✭Isn't it beautiful? It's my favorite background since I started the game in beta. I've heard two people that aren't crazy about it though. I suppose it will change later, but I'd be okay if this one never changed! The lighting from the sky gives it a very fantasy-feel.
Someone suggested we be able to choose our backgrounds. I would love that.
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Edited by Orionza on March 13, 2024 12:20AM3 -
Ignotus✭✭✭For April Fool's Day, they should have a Skyrim background with the Skyrim title screen music.1 -
Lemurejo✭✭✭Recently in Guild Wars 2 They update the Characters selection screen to be able to select ALL the screens they have have through Expensions hope we can have something like that here
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Bethgael✭✭✭✭I find it a bit much. I miss the summerset version. Hells, I miss the original, where it was based on your faction, so each char got a difference of 3 screens. But I also recognise we'll love some, we'll hate some, and I'm just not a "yellow" person (like about 25% of the population in general); I like my blues and whatnots. But it's "gold road" so of course that'll be the theme. I wasn't big on mushrooms, either; I like this better than the pizza in the corner from last year.
Buuut... it'll change again next year. I can chill.
ETA: This screen is, however, missing the clarity of previous versions. Comparison:Back in the day:
Today:
(And bear in mind, the computer I use now is a much higher resolution one, better graphics, etc. Comparison to a random in-game shot below, taken on the 8th March. It's not my "settings".):
The new screen makes me feel like I need to visit my optometrist. I do love the landscape, though; it's just the light.Edited by Bethgael on March 13, 2024 5:03AMIngame ID: Bethgael PC NA/EU but mostly NA1 -
DreamyLu✭✭✭✭✭
✭I do love the new background, not only the colors but also the landscape.
However, the orange overwhelms everything around, like there would be a saturation. I believe an adjustment would be good, so that the orange remains, but doesn't cover everything with such intensity.Edited by DreamyLu on March 13, 2024 4:39AMI'm out of my mind, feel free to leave a message... PC/NA2 -
Bethgael✭✭✭✭This so much; I absolutely love the new background on the character screen, everything about it is so nice! I would love a way to select the background, we can already pick the music that plays; why not the backdrop, too?
It looks SO GOOD, I want to keep it forever
This shot literally hurts my eyes, like I'm staring into the sun. I'm not being hyperbolic, I swear. [I'm sure it's beautiful to many, but I have to squint, I'm afraid].
And I live in Australia; I'm used to garish light.
ETA: To the person who asked above: straight away, like an accidental glance right into the sun. Not staring. My regular screen doesn't; I'm not sure why this one does. Possibly the difference in how computers render colour; we're not all seeing the same thing. Also, how many cones one has in their eyes for colour. Those who have full-spectrum (as mentioned, abut 25% of the population, mostly women)? This hurts.Edited by Bethgael on March 13, 2024 4:56AMIngame ID: Bethgael PC NA/EU but mostly NA6 -
LunaFlora✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭i really really hope we get the option to lower the brightness/saturation (unsure which one would make this new background better).
and hope for the option to choose from any of the backgrounds we've had in the past.
addition:
because this new background does also hurt to look at due to the bright light.
i like the environment in it, but not the way we got it.Edited by LunaFlora on March 13, 2024 6:58AMmiaow! i'm Luna ( she/her ).
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Potrimpo✭✭✭SilverBride wrote: »Not everyone likes bright colors. It make my eyes tired pretty quickly looking at it. I would be happy if they gave us a brightness slider.
I am little bit with you. But why the hell should I stay at the selection screen for so long that my eyes get tired? Do you stare at the selection screen for hours? [Snip].
[Edited for baiting]Edited by ZOS_Volpe on March 13, 2024 4:48PM1 -
Northwold✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Note to people posting screenshots, screenshotting shows us what your video card is outputting, NOT what your SCREEN is displaying, which is different. The latter is going to depend on the screen itself and we may not be able to see what you're seeing on our own screens.
Also some of the screenshots are displaying (on my screen -- see above) so oddly that it looks like people are running, for example, mods that crush blacks or radically alter saturation, or have the in-game gamma set very strangely. Either that or some people are posting JPEGs with colour profiles attached and others not.
Welcome to the headachey world of colour management.Edited by Northwold on March 13, 2024 10:03AM2 -
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✭I don't like it all. Makes everything look too bright, saturated and ugly.
This looks like this was designed by one of those friends who put their screen/TV into maximum brightness, maximum contract and maximum saturation and then go 'whoooooo insanely great graphics these are'.
I think it is a total art design fail. The introscreen and the character selection screen. Luckily I only spend 4 seconds a day on those screens. So happy for those who like it. Art is subjective.
I realy hope not the whole region and expansion is going to be 'year orange'.4
