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And if there is a desire and time. I sometimes do it, and sometimes I download it as it is.
Now, that said - I have no problem with folks tweaking their screenshots before uploading - although personally I would like to know when that is done so I don't wonder how to make my game match their "improved" screenshots. But to be honest, the main reason I don't change them might be because I upload large image sets, often with more than 20 images... sometimes a lot more... and I am way to lazy to "improve" that many screenshots.
Finally - I think your character, outfit, and game look great in the images above, both before and after the "improvement".
Just do what you like, tbh. Of course, asking for opinions is always a good idea but you don't have to change what you want to do just because others do something differently. If you want to edit the pics afterwards, don't let anything stop you
Occasionally I'll lose some of depth of detail with high-poly or highly detail textured surfaces towards the middle of the tonal balance (skin, cloth, metal- that sort of thing). It looks like you're running into the same thing here: your unedited picture has perfectly tonally balanced cloth and slightly flat but very chromatically rich skin, whereas the edited image 'pops' more due to the heightened contrast, but has lost most of the detail and depth in both skin and cloth. When that happens, I'll either pay more attention to the middle part of the tonal curve, get my contrast through manipulation of the color balance of the shadows, or just post the image in original form.
Either way, nicely made character and lovely shot!