Let Me Back In: Why RPG Players Are Begging Devs for Post-Creation Character Editing
Many RPG players want the option to re-enter a game’s character creator after leaving it, especially when small appearance details look off in-game. Developers sometimes add such tools after launch, but not all games ship with them. The discussion has appeared across multiple recent RPGs, and some studios have responded with post-launch fixes.
Why players want re-entry
Players often spend hours in character creators to set precise facial details such as makeup, tattoos, and hair highlights. However, the way a character appears in the editor can look different in actual gameplay, for example from different camera angles or in photo modes. As a result, many players ask for the ability to go back into the creator and make adjustments.
That desire for fixes is practical. After several hours of play, players may notice issues like mismatched profiles or unintended facial proportions and want to correct them without restarting the game.
Examples from recent RPGs
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Players reported that characters who looked acceptable in the creator sometimes revealed odd side profiles once in-game. Some players chose to restart playthroughs in order to recreate their characters.
The Outer Worlds
Similar reports surfaced for The Outer Worlds: a few players caught appearance issues early and restarted, while others found the problem later into their playthroughs.
Cyberpunk 2077
One account notes a player who reached roughly 15 hours of gameplay before deciding to restart because they were unhappy with their character’s appearance when using photo mode. That player restarted to re-create the character from scratch.
Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3 initially launched without a built-in re-edit option. Later, Larian Studios added a Magic Mirror feature that lets players change their character’s physical appearance after the initial creator.
Avowed
In Avowed, the character creator includes options to add branches, flowers, and mushrooms to a character’s face. Some players later decided those features fit the game’s lore and wanted to change their look mid-playthrough, but re-entering the character creator was not available at launch.
Players discussed this limitation in this Reddit thread.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Dragon Age: The Veilguard launched with an in-game mirror that lets players change their character’s appearance. Reports indicate some players used that feature to correct initial looks without restarting their playthroughs.
Developer responses and fixes
Some studios have addressed re-edit requests through post-launch updates. For example, Larian Studios added the Magic Mirror to Baldur’s Gate 3 after launch, enabling appearance changes mid-game. Likewise, Obsidian Entertainment listed plans to add an appearance-tweaking feature for Avowed in a public roadmap update.
Specifically, Obsidian’s roadmap notes plans for an appearance-related update; more details are available on this page.
Summary
In short, many players want the ability to re-enter character creators because appearance can look different once gameplay begins. Several recent RPGs either lacked that option at launch or required restarts to fix looks, while others later introduced in-game tools such as mirrors or re-edit features. Developers have responded unevenly: some added fixes after release, and some games shipped with re-edit options from the start.
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