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[Gileadan]

DAO elves all the way. Those in the elf update mod look great!

DA2 elves look like mutated pixies and made me check my inventory for a geiger counter. When I first stepped into the Blooming Rose with all its elven girls, I couldn't help but think "Wow, how desperate would you have to be..."

[Momiji.mii]

I hope for a tweaked version of the DA2 design. I enjoyed the distinct look that they had compared to humans.

My favourite elves in DA2 when it comes to looks are Merril, Fenris, Orsino and Tallis, all very unique and creative in how they looked. Then there were the horrors that were DA2-Zevran and Orana and many who ended up somewhere in between.

I don't think that all elves need to be gorgeous, but I would like if there was something special about even the poorest city elfs, something that shines through the mud and the dirt.

The pictures from the DAO-mod on page 2 was very interesting btw and hopefully the elves will look better in the new engine.

[Asepsis]

I preferred the elf design in DA:O. It had a lot more to offer (Elves going incognito, etc).
In DA2 I think they came out looking really gross. Especially Zev. He was a looker in DA:O but blargh...he looked like a mutated child in DA2.

I understand they want to have more unique traits among the races though, so I think they should combine the two looks, leaning more toward DA:O, and it'll be great!

Either way, I'm very interested in how DA3 is going to play out. I enjoyed both games, the first one more, but I still loved them both.

[Uccio]

Origins.

[Doctoglethorpe]

I don't get why people prefer the old "short humans with pointy ears" look.  DA2 made them so much more unique and iconic.  I hope (and am pretty confident) they don't revert back. 

[xAmilli0n]

I'm a fan of elves that break the "humans with pointy ears" norm. I thought DA2 did this better, so I'd lean towards the DA2 style.

[Han Shot First]

Doctor Moustache wrote...

I don't get why people prefer the old "short humans with pointy ears" look.  DA2 made them so much more unique and iconic.  I hope (and am pretty confident) they don't revert back. 

They were unique, they were also very unattractive.

Which would be totally fine if the lore didn't describe them as a people that humans generally found to be physically attractive.

[The Hierophant]

Han Shot First wrote...

Doctor Moustache wrote...

I don't get why people prefer the old "short humans with pointy ears" look.  DA2 made them so much more unique and iconic.  I hope (and am pretty confident) they don't revert back. 

They were unique, they were also very unattractive.

Which would be totally fine if the lore didn't describe them as a people that humans generally found to be physically attractive.

Meh, after Da2 i would interpret that the people of Thedas have a different standard of who's attractive in contrast to what irl cultures view as beautiful.

[Ianamus]

I liked the dragon age 2 concept art for elves, so I hope they use the same style. If anything the problem was that they didn't spend enough time tweaking the majority of elf NPC's, resulting in most of them looking off. Other than slightly strange body proportions I thought Fenris Merrill and Tallis looked fine. Athenril and Orsino as well for that matter.

The elves really did look far too human in origins. Half the hairstyles made it impossible to even tell if a character was an elf just looking at their face. It was hard to buy the whole "Extremely prejudiced against" thing when the elves could pass for human if they had long hair and were more similar to other Fereldener's in appearance that people of different nationalities in real life.

Modifié par EJ107, 04 novembre 2012 - 01:29 .

[Foolsfolly]

DA2.

Sure some of the elves looked terrible... but so did those weird low-res humans in Kirkwall and all the Qunari had the exact same face.. I mean you can't look at those models and think they're all well done. But the elves that had distinct faces and weren't really low-res'd had a nice look to them.

[The Teyrn of Whatever]

Like this.

Modifié par The Teryn of Whatever, 04 novembre 2012 - 01:05 .

[The Teyrn of Whatever]

or this.



I'm fine with the way Merrill and Fenris looked, but Tallis, in my opinion was a return to form.

Modifié par The Teryn of Whatever, 04 novembre 2012 - 08:20 .

[Sol Downer]

Merrill was perfect, and Fenris too. The elves should look like them, not like the...others. I'm ashamed to even share the same race as them in the DA universe.

[Doctoglethorpe]

Han Shot First wrote...

Doctor Moustache wrote...

I don't get why people prefer the old "short humans with pointy ears" look.  DA2 made them so much more unique and iconic.  I hope (and am pretty confident) they don't revert back. 

They were unique, they were also very unattractive.

Which would be totally fine if the lore didn't describe them as a people that humans generally found to be physically attractive.

Thats subjective though.  I actually do find their appearence attractive.  Merrill and Athenril..

[GodWood]

xAmilli0n wrote...
I'm a fan of elves that break the "humans with pointy ears" norm. I thought DA2 did this better, so I'd lean towards the DA2 style.

They still looked like humans. They still had pointy ears.

[The Teyrn of Whatever]

GodWood wrote...

xAmilli0n wrote...
I'm a fan of elves that break the "humans with pointy ears" norm. I thought DA2 did this better, so I'd lean towards the DA2 style.

They still looked like humans. They still had pointy ears.

I'll take humans with pointy ears over:



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[HurricaneGinger]

The elf designs were interesting - I actually like their noses and large eyes. However, they could tone down the caricature appearance a bit. A halfway point between DA:O and DA2 elf design would be fantastic. And since I hear that is what BioWare will be doing, I can't wait to see the concept art.

[Chaos Lord Malek]

The Teryn of Whatever wrote...

GodWood wrote...

xAmilli0n wrote...
I'm a fan of elves that break the "humans with pointy ears" norm. I thought DA2 did this better, so I'd lean towards the DA2 style.

They still looked like humans. They still had pointy ears.

I'll take humans with pointy ears over:



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Call the X-com!!!! Enemy KNOWNNNNNNNNNNNNN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I voted neither, because i want Bioware to come up with something new - i said it before, and i would like if the guy(s) that did Qunari changes did something similar with elves.

[KiwiQuiche]

Why isn't there a 'mix of both' option?

[sylvanaerie]

I like how TMP's mod alters the elves just a bit, giving them larger ears/eyes and angling their nose, but still keeping them close to how they looked in DAO as well.  For example, the first pic is my original Surana face, made with Toolset.  Second is the same face altered with TMP's mod, and hairstyle difference.  I didn't touch the facial structure at all.

Original


With TMP's mod


and a side view with TMP's mod


I think a mix of the two would look very nice, I really love this look for her.  Distinct enough to be different and exotic without being completely alien looking.

And I'm probably in a small minority but I thought Marethari was improved by DA2's rendition of her.  To me, she was one of the most beautiful NPCs in the game, reminded me somewhat of Savah of the Sun Folk, unlike the haggard looking elf she was in Origins.  I liked the dichotomy of that frail form housing incredible power.

Modifié par sylvanaerie, 04 novembre 2012 - 11:36 .

[CrazyRah]

I would prefer a new look. DAO elves look like shorter humans with pointy ears and the DA2 elves looked quite often just weird.

[Han Shot First]

Something like Jaheira from Baldur's gate would be good, IMO.





And yes I know that Jaheira was Half-Elven. She looks more Elvish than human though.

Modifié par Han Shot First, 04 novembre 2012 - 01:04 .

[Bernhardtbr]

Could people please point any media where elves aren´t humans with pointy ears and "look different"?

Alos, the obsession of making elves feel different only because of looks is appaling. Culture and society mean nothing? Only obsession with shallow details?

[Sidney]

Bernhardtbr wrote...

Could people please point any media where elves aren´t humans with pointy ears and "look different"?

Alos, the obsession of making elves feel different only because of looks is appaling. Culture and society mean nothing? Only obsession with shallow details?

Why do we care if other media create an image than short with pointy ears? Frankly elves in their "classical" form look short and beared liked dwarves so what we've got is "cannonical" only as far as Tolkein-y elves go.

As for shallow, oh please. The "we wanrt pretty elves that look like the LoTR movies" types aren't looking for depth. They want a sterotype. In fact the biggest problem with the elven protagonists in DAO is that they look humna and for 99% of the time they play exactly like a human.

[cindercatz]

I always say "Cats, not cattle." The elves should look more agile with predatory features, not like deer or halla, and they should be aethetically attractive, not just 'unique'.

Kingroxas wrote...

Like This? 

That's pretty good, actually. Really good. Right on the head? Pretty close.

edit:
People's problem with Tolkien elves amazes me. The elf image we've got in Tolkien is closer to mythological elves than the "short and beardy" Christmas elf thing ever was, anyway (more of a gnome, really..) So more LoTR and less whatever DA2 is is a good thing. Doesn't mean they look human. Does mean they look like something worthy of all the intrigue and awe they're supposed to conjure up. People are supposed to be drawn to them on a number of levels, not repulsed.

Modifié par cindercatz, 04 novembre 2012 - 02:27 .