Why is Character Creation So Bad?

I'm sure this thread has been around, but I couldn't find anything in a search.

Anyway, I think BioWare was pretty cheap when it came to the selected species for each side. They took the cookie-cutter route in the blandness of character creation. Every race is just one slight variation of a human. Most "options" are reused for almost every species. For example, the four male "body type" options are all the same:

1) scrawny, short "kid"
2) average height, build
3) tall, bodybuilder
4) or REALLY fat!

Can't have a husky guy? No, your choice is teenager, adult athlete, bodybuilder or couch potato.

The scars are all the same, as are the hair styles. Seriously, how stupid does a Zabrak or Sith look with a Justin Beiber hairstyle or that dumb-looking mohawk? Serious, cornrows? Are Sith Warriors gonna get a quest to go into a recording studio to perform "Juggernaut's Paradise" or "Straight Outta Korriban"? Give me a break!

I think there should be more variations that are species-specific. I like that the facial tattoos for the Mirialan, Rattataki, and the Zabraks are different. But the general build of the characters are all the same.

Here's an idea: try making original species that are unlike any of the others. Some species in the Star Wars galaxies would be awesome additions in a game like this. But, it seems too difficult to make anything actually "special". It's a shame when all the characters practically look the same.

i really get a good chuckle when i see this.

character creation is better than

WOW
LOTRO
AOC
WARHAMMER

and those are just the few i've played.

but if you were expecting character creation like in Star trek online or EVE online or APB. you're crazy.

EDIT: RIFTS character creator was pretty good to.

Straight Outta Korriban ! a crazy mofo named Revan ! haha

so lolled at those lines

Lol, pretty sure SWTOR had the budget to at least reach the heights of SWG. And no LOTRO had better character creation options, actual palletes for hair color instead of generic pre sets. All SWTOR customization is preset sizes of everything..

Same. I played wow for years; compared to that, the character creation is fantastic...
More options never hurt though.

Most of the complaints like this that pop up end up coming from Goblin and Gnome players. "Coincidentally" (or maybe not so much), they also tend to be the ones who love being as tiny as possible for PvP.

Are you kidding? I've only played WoW, so I can't answer for the others. But, this game is NOT better than the character creation from Blizzard's game. There is nothing cookie-cutter about customizing your character's looks. There isn't one race that has the same "options" as any other race. No two races are even close!

So, not sure what you are talking about.

But, as I said, i don't know about the other games.

wow dude are you serious? you're going to sit there and go all keyboard commando on me.

no you're just trolling but if you're a male human

Only one body type
No height changes
low poly count

i'm sure others can add to that list

Wish SWTOR was as good as this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhtekbJsKTM

You could spend hours designing toons in that game... *sigh*

i already mentioned that in my post. i agree APB is insane i think EVE-ONLINE though has a much better editor.