Why is Character Creation So Bad?

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

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

/yawn

Play the game. It's a game.

Or go play with barbies and dress them up or something.

I like how people defend all races having the exact same bodytype/posture in this game.

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.

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 agree with OP. This is one of the main reasons so many people are quitting.

APB Can afford to have all those customization options as the system doesn't have to render nearly as many players at one time, in fact it had such a low player base it shut its doors for almost a year before it was bought by another company.