bagginsbill, i agree that the feature in DS3 is useless as it is. it is a pain having to adjust it all the time, especially when using AO as in the Uberlight sets.
if it will fit here , this is a comparison of the same skin texture at various settings.
no gamma was rendered in DS2, everything else at the same settings, shade rate, ray trace etc.lighting identical.
s431.photobucket.com/albums/qq36/3anson/