As odd as that sounds, I found it hilarious to have the characters get dirtier and more roughed up as the battles piled up, particularly when there was a cutscene where they were bickering at each other. It felt immersive, because that's exactly what happens to me and mine when we go camping. I was sad to see that all the Patch 9 cutscenes feature "Hollywood medieval", squeaky-clean characters with pressed clothes and unblemished skin.
Now the characters get battered up on the playing view (I came back from fighting the tree guardians with a party full of purple eyes), but whenever the cinematic view turns on, it was light, cameras, action.
I might have dreamt it, but wasn't there a dirt toggle in the options menu at one point? That would allow for both types of players to get what they want.
