Hey people of Perchance and to whoever developed this generator,

I know people keep saying, “The new model is better, just move on,” but I need to say something clearly and honestly: I loved the old model.

The old model was consistent.

If I described a character — like a guy in a blue jumper, red jeans, and purple hair — the old model actually gave me that. It might sound ridiculous, but at least I could trust it to follow the prompt. When I used things like double brackets ((like this)), the model respected my input.

And when I asked for 200 images, the results looked like the same character across the whole batch. It was amazing for making characters, building stories, and exploring different poses or angles. The style was consistent. That mattered to me. That was freedom.

Now with the new model, I try to recreate those characters I used to love and they just don’t look right anymore. The prompts don’t land. The consistency is gone. The faces change, the outfits get altered, and it often feels like the model is doing its own thing no matter what I ask.

I get that the new model might be more advanced technically — smoother lines, better faces, fewer mistakes. But better in one way doesn’t mean better for everyone. Especially not for those of us who care about creative control and character accuracy. Sometimes the older tool fits the job better.

That’s why I’m asking for one thing, and I know I’m not alone here:

Let us choose. Bring back the old model or give us the option to toggle between the old and the new. Keep both. Don’t just replace something people loved.

I’ve seen a lot of people online saying the same thing. People who make comics, visual novels, storyboards, or just love creating characters — we lost something when the old model was removed. The new one might look nice, but it doesn’t offer the same creative control.

This isn’t about resisting change. This is about preserving what worked and giving users a real choice. You made a powerful tool. Let us keep using it the way we loved.

Thanks for reading this. I say it with full respect. Please bring the old model back — or at least give us a way to use it again.

please

  • mrraccoon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    25 days ago

    Let me explain where I’m coming from.

    When it comes to the old model, I liked the anime style it gave. Not just the general “anime” look — I mean that clean, consistent, almost retro-modern feel it had. Yeah, the new model still looks anime, but it’s way more detailed and painterly. That’s not bad — it’s actually gorgeous — but it doesn’t fit the style I’ve been using for a long time to make my characters.

    Here’s the two big problems:

    1. The new style doesn’t fit my flow. It’s like if you were animating a whole show in the Kill la Kill style and suddenly halfway through someone said,

    “Let’s switch to Fate/Zero style now.” Sure, both are anime. But they are totally different in tone, shading, energy, and presentation. You just don’t do that mid-project. That’s what the shift to the new model feels like — jarring.

    1. The consistency is gone. With the old model, I could generate 200 images, and while they weren’t identical, they were consistent enough that I could go,

    “Hmm… not quite… not quite… ooh, that one’s perfect.” Each one felt like a variant of the same person, and that made it easy and fun to find the right frame, pose, or mood.

    But with the new model? Forget it. Every image feels like a completely different character. It’s like I’m suddenly in a different anime entirely. That makes it impossible to build a scene, comic, or reference set like I used to.

    So yeah — I’m not bashing the new model. It’s beautiful. But it’s like being forced to paint with oil when I just want to use clean inks. All I’m asking is: Give us the option to choose the model that fits the style we built everything around.

    That’s all.

    • Petra@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      22 days ago

      Took me a bit to reply to this. Anyway, if you’re not willing to show examples of what you’re trying to achieve, there’s nothing to see here. You are just being abstract and that doesn’t help proving to anybody that what you want is not achievable on this model.

      I have already shown you examples of how to use seeds to achieve consistency, and yet we don’t know anything about what you’re trying. Not much to see here as constructive criticism if you’re not providing examples of what you tried.