Dye Updates...

sumasage

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

how can i access the dye "preview" thingy so i can see what it is going to look like on the armor?

Young Hero

Young Hero

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mi

N/Mo



Woot- was actually farming with the intentions of getting a white drop.

Marc0

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Kings Army of Surmia

W/Mo

I doubt it, too many people like the metalic hue...gray is just going to make it look like it is a dull gray & non metalic.....if you have ever seen the Gold Canthan warrior armor from Kaineng dyed another color, you will know what I mean. I've seen it in red & it just sucked the metalic look right out of it....

Grats on the white

Pkest

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Hooded Reavers of Eternal Life(Ankh)

R/

Since the other thread was closed...will someone from anet please respond as to the non-stackable dye being permanent or not? Was it really the intent to punish those who had stored dye? Admittedly, I love the new dye preview window but I'd just like to know if my old dye is the price I have to pay.

EinherjarMx

EinherjarMx

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Mexico

La Legion del Dragon [LD]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pkest
Since the other thread was closed...will someone from anet please respond as to the non-stackable dye being permanent or not? Was it really the intent to punish those who had stored dye? Admittedly, I love the new dye preview window but I'd just like to know if my old dye is the price I have to pay.
I don't think so, maybe they are just programmed in another way

And about the black dye, I think that dervishes (if they don't get hit by the AI update) will be after black dyes to get their "reaper" look

gamecube187

gamecube187

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

This is the best update ever. Now there are two new dyes (and one of them is white! ) and hopefully the prices of some dyes will drop now!

Quote:
Originally Posted by sumasage
how can i access the dye "preview" thingy so i can see what it is going to look like on the armor?
I'm wondering that too. I would like to know before I start trying to dye my current armors with the new dye. If it looks worse than at first, why dye it?

Quote:
Originally Posted by EinherjarMx
I don't think so, maybe they are just programmed in another way

And about the black dye, I think that dervishes (if they don't get hit by the AI update) will be after black dyes to get their "reaper" look
Not me. I'm thinking of a blood red, or maybe some bright color, like maybe white, for my dervish.

plopsmom

plopsmom

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

I just got it, and dyed it red. Now I am running around in ORANGE armor. It looks pretty ugly.

Pkest

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Hooded Reavers of Eternal Life(Ankh)

R/

To access the new dye preview just dye something in the usual way and instead of being an instant thing it will open the preview.

Crimso

Crimso

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

PCformatforums[PCFF]

Me/Mo

I figured out a really cheap combo that looks exactly like silver dye thanks to the additon of grey dye purple+green(these 2 make silver[with some purple/blue qualities])+gray changes it to match silver it only costed me 1900g to fully dye my warriors armour silver.

Moiax

Moiax

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Pink Animal Clan

E/

I love the preview window, and I finally have a good hot pink color for my male 15K Kurzick.

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

Has anyone else noticed that the dye drop rate seems to be much, much higher? I was doing a mission with some guildies and I got 4 dye drops (one of which was brown). That's never happened before.

Dutch Masterr

Dutch Masterr

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Long Island, NY

Elite Knights [SWAT]

W/

white dye is going for 33k at the moment...why bother buying it? you can make white dye (or at least VERY close to white dye) just by mixing silver yellow and gray(not so sure about gray)...i know all of you are just going to say "NO WAY I NEED WHITE DYE IT ISNT THE SAME ITS WORTH IT ITS NOT THE SAME!"...well its up to you what you waste your money on but you can either spend 150k to dye your armor white or spend roughly 10k to dye your armor "what appears to be" white...

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

It's called choice.

Diablo???

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

I would just wait a couple of weeks, after this whole nightfall rush has died down... the prices will settle.

tuna-fish_sushi

tuna-fish_sushi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

California

E/A

hmm an hour ago the white dyes were 50k imo they will be down <1k in a few days

Zehnchu

Zehnchu

Popcorn Fetish

Join Date: Dec 2005

[GODS]

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dutch Masterr
white dye is going for 33k at the moment...why bother buying it? you can make white dye (or at least VERY close to white dye) just by mixing silver yellow and gray(not so sure about gray)...i know all of you are just going to say "NO WAY I NEED WHITE DYE IT ISNT THE SAME ITS WORTH IT ITS NOT THE SAME!"...well its up to you what you waste your money on but you can either spend 150k to dye your armor white or spend roughly 10k to dye your armor "what appears to be" white...
Well for one all armor dyes differently, using one combo to achieve a color you like for one set will more then likely not be the same combo for another set.

But then it’s all about choice if people have the money to spend let them it’s not hurting me one bit.

Dutch Masterr

Dutch Masterr

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Long Island, NY

Elite Knights [SWAT]

W/

yes i know its a choice, im just try to save people some hard earned money =)

Dzan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

The Black Dye Cartel

Quote:
Originally Posted by tuna-fish_sushi
hmm an hour ago the white dyes were 50k imo they will be down <1k in a few days
Yeah just like Black dye which is super cheap now, right?

DFrost

DFrost

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Ultima Thule

Legacy of Echovald [Echo]

P/

Out of curiosity, what's the lowest price anyone has seen them go for at the trader? First time I saw them they were 18k and I bought one just to check it out in the dye preview window. Then I tried to sell it onwards for 20k but just got laughed at, hehe. I ended up using it myself and boom, one hour later it sells for 50k+ at the trader. Crazy.

Ima_Poundyou

Ima_Poundyou

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

A F O

W/Mo

I only checked once.

55k at trader at approximately 6:00 Eastern time.

I just want to get it as a drop and make a handy profit off of it. =P

scrinner

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

White dye is new.. atleast wait for more to flood the market before yoiu start complaining.

Blu ray drives are expensive as they are still new. After a while they'll eventually go down to affordable prices.

Big tv's used to be really expensive. Now you see them goind down in price.

Less of an item= higher price
More of an item= Lower price.

WAIT!

Riotact

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

Australia

Elite Renegades

W/Mo

WTF? white dye? damn having to work. i want white dye. 33k each? hope its not like some armors u put black on and it looks crap.
what other new colours?

Blade_Wolf

Blade_Wolf

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

Redmond, Washinton

[AIDA]

A/Mo

It went up to 49k when i was online, jeez and I thought black dye was hard to get. Not that I care about white dye at all, I found a Brown Dye earlier today sold it for 3,900g at the trader.

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

It'll settle down. Just let the supply build up.

Halc yon

Halc yon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

Sardelac Sanitarium Society

W/

Overall. I like the update.

You can preview the color of a dye on your armor before applying it.
There are now white and brown dyes.
Gray is now the default color of all armors.

Just one small thing.
"The new dye system improves the appearance of base dye colors and mixed dye colors. The new system is used when you newly apply dye to an item. Existing item colors are not affected."

I am interested in seeing what improvements each dye has undergone. If you have pictures plz post.

Shakti

Shakti

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Home...

Vier Reiter [Vier]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!

THEY FIXED THE STACKING!!! The new dyes stack on old ones now yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

Thank you devs! I started collecting all my dyes rather than selling a year ago just for fun.........i now have a few hundred..haven't counted. I was VERY upset they didnt stack, but I just tried a few that just dropped and they did.

THANKS DEVS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alberic

Alberic

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

United States

[AB]

R/

Hmm, now I can't seem to mix dyes...

Shakti

Shakti

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Home...

Vier Reiter [Vier]

To mix just click to apply to item...when you do a preview window appears with 4 stots. You add single dyes to the slots and watch the color change

Kayla Slays

Kayla Slays

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Round Rock, Texas

Can't Stop Texans

Mo/

Just stacked some new on old - so did a guildie friend...

Alberic

Alberic

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

United States

[AB]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shakti
To mix just click to apply to item...when you do a preview window appears with 4 stots. You add single dyes to the slots and watch the color change
Oh, hah. Gotcha.

Vahn Roi

Vahn Roi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2006

[HiDE]

Yay, no more tards selling scam mixes.

xiao1985

xiao1985

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

white went to 60k at trader selling price in the morning when i log on...

Rheemer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

Australia

Quote:
Originally Posted by Queen Christie
I'm not going to dye any of my current armors, these new dye colors are just horrible.
I cannot make any nice baby pink mixes, its so fustrating right now.
(blue+orange) + red is a nice baby pink mix i believe.
Has anyone tryed dying a chaos axe brown ?

Imaginos

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

I can no longer mix my cool magenta. You really screwed the dyes up and now they look TERRIBLE! For the love of all that's holy please change the dye mixtures back

Look at the boots in both these images. You can see the 2 dyes that I used to use placed in the 4 slot dye area. Look at how terrible that "pink / magenta" is compared to the rest of my armor!

The colors are washed out, bland and dirty. This is just plain ugly Please fix this! /sigh





Yes blue+orange made that spiffy magenta/pink on all my other armor parts

EternalTempest

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

Since the base is now grey, Anet had to adjust the existing colors (most are a bit darker) for the new base color

Alita

Alita

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

Canthan Corpse Patrol

P/W

Is white dye a new colour (i assume so since its in dye traders list) does anyone know where it drops?

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Same as all dyes.

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetdoc
Has anyone else noticed that the dye drop rate seems to be much, much higher? I was doing a mission with some guildies and I got 4 dye drops (one of which was brown). That's never happened before.
I had a black dye drop last night outta nowhere - after playing the game for over year, I had one black dye drop in that year. Now I'm at two - wonder if this is a coincidence or if the drop rates really have improved...

Imaginos

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by EternalTempest
Since the base is now grey, Anet had to adjust the existing colors (most are a bit darker) for the new base color
Thats not a bit darker thats muddy crap!

CtrlAltDel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Ohio

Brotherhood of Havoc

Mo/Me

my blue + silver on cathon monk 1.5k armor looks better now

cant wait for my kurzick 15k armor