Double Dye Weekend Issues

Kyosuke

Kyosuke

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

The Tomb of Souls

DC

N/Me

Is anyone else having trouble getting Dyes...

I'm getting less Dyes than I would just farming normally.. and yes I am farming in Elona before anyone asks. My friend has gotten 10 Dyes so far and he's been farming less than me. I've gotten 2 total so far within the past 2 1/2 hours....

Keilious Ahruhk

Keilious Ahruhk

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Sydney

Venatio Illuminata [VEIL]

Mo/

Uh... I've found one dye so far this weekend, but I don't exactly farm.
I could just be up to our luck, I mean two times an extremely small chance is still an extremely small chance. :P

Criminally Sane

Criminally Sane

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

With my angel.

Needs Moar [DESU]

W/

Been having the opposite problem. Too many dyes, but not the ones you'd hope for. 10g dyes, instead of gold or items that would merch for a much better price. <_<

Dmc1281

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

HOBO

R/E

I hit my double dye already. I've been on for a good 6 hours now and I've gone from about 2.5% in my exploration to 9% and most of that was the main land.

I got a Sliver and a Brown. Those were off of Corsairs on Noob Island.

I'm not very lucky when it comes to dyes, I rarely get them although I did get 2 blacks, they are tucked away in my storage.

I was hoping to get my stock of blue/purple up but it doesn't look so good as I am working most of the weekend.

Kyosuke

Kyosuke

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

The Tomb of Souls

DC

N/Me

well, I guess i can't complain too much... I got 4 Dyes within 3 hours or so... but one was white, so i can't complain since i got a rare... still wanted more though. my friend has found 15 now.. meep including whtie for him too

FalconDance

FalconDance

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

...deep within the sylvan splendor...

Order of the Migrating Coconuts [ALBA]

All day questing and map clearing on the island group - not farming - (with breaks for eating and such) with two different characters and only 3 dyes total. Two browns and a yellow.

But considering that I've only found 1 dye in the past week, I guess that is definitely a double drop rate for me .

disarm76

disarm76

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Portugal

6 dyes so far!

Corran Horn

Corran Horn

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Alliance of Xen

R/Me

well, at this rate I don't think too many people are going to be "stocking up" this weekend.

Angelica

Angelica

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Aussie land

Me/E

No dyes for me yet!



OK - After so many hours of playing and doing quests I have not yet had a drop of dye! What is going on? And I'm playing (NF) in Elona!
Sure I'm not lucky with dye drops normally, but I thought I would have a chance at some drops on the weekend event, sigh!

natuxatu

natuxatu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Wisconsin

Rt/Mo

No dye for me either and yesterday I got two or three. I also think there is some issues with the double dye. I'm certainly not getting more and since they aren't super rare I would expect to get more than I did during the double green weekend but so far I got more greens than dyes.

Kyosuke

Kyosuke

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

The Tomb of Souls

DC

N/Me

Yeah, it's really weird. I've been getting less than what I normally would in basic farming. Their thing must be glitched somehow, b/c with some people it would seem they're getting triple ot quadruple dye while others aren't getting jack.

pork soldier

pork soldier

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

So is it a double dye weekend or a .5 dye weekend? :P I've had zero so far.

Time to go powerfarm cantha again.

Kyosuke

Kyosuke

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

The Tomb of Souls

DC

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by pork soldier
So is it a double dye weekend or a .5 dye weekend? :P I've had zero so far.

Time to go powerfarm cantha again.

The Double-Dye only applies to Elona... doesn't work in Factions or Prophecies.

Legendary Shiz

Legendary Shiz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

I actually got a ton farming before, and not really anything now. Though I've spent 90% of my time doing PvP. Not like that's really any different from before though.

Rathcail

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

Got one dye drop so far during this weekend. It was white.

Legendary Shiz

Legendary Shiz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rathcail
Got one dye drop so far during this weekend. It was white.
That's just mean.

RuPee

RuPee

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Los Angeles, CA

[RoD]

Mo/

got one white with a full group of heroes and hench... i wonder how many dyes they stole.

arcanemacabre

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

I'm getting less, actually, as in NONE. Since I've been in Elona, I've probably gotten 1-2 dyes a day. I play tonight for 5 hours (got hooked) and I got nothing. My wife is having the same luck, too, except she's naturally luckier than me. Since she started in Elona, she's gotten 3-4 dyes a day, including two white dyes! Arrgh! Tonight, only one.

Shadowfox1125

Shadowfox1125

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2005

PST

W/

I've gotten 3 dyes so far: a green, a purple, and a yellow. Nothing special.

Linksys

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

I got 2 blue dyes, a yellow, and a purple today. This week before today, I got a lot including two black dye drops in one day. And this was just in the area outside Kamadan farming for items to trade for Halloween items. A white dye on an earlier day too.

SilintNinjya

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

At my desk

E/

i dont even know a good place to farm at all.

Jeff Highwind

Jeff Highwind

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Grenth's Rejects [GR]

R/Mo

Spent 5 hours doing quests for the Vabbian princes. Not a damn dye has dropped yet. Meanwhile, my guildie gets 3 whites in his excursions. That just aint right.

shardfenix

shardfenix

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Il Power Overwhelming Il [HaX]

1 day of gargoyle farming usually gets me 2 dyes, today I got none. only 1 in presearing also. out of ~ 10 charr runs.

arcady

arcady

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

San Francisco native

Mo/P

Found one dye today. The number of dyes I have in my inventory is about just over the number of weeks I've owned GW's.

So if during the weekend I find a second dye, I'll be at twice my normal rate...

arcanemacabre

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

Quote:
Originally Posted by shardfenix
1 day of gargoyle farming usually gets me 2 dyes, today I got none. only 1 in presearing also. out of ~ 10 charr runs.
Just a reminder, folks: The double dye-drop weekend is Elona only.

korcan

korcan

noobalicious

Join Date: Jun 2006

i rarely get any dye drops to begin with. during the past month of around 20-25hrs of game play, ive gotten maybe 1-2 dyes [no blacks or white]. i c no point in farming for dyes with my current drop rate

Cunning

Cunning

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Vabbi, Elona

Ex Talionis [Law]

Me/

I got probably 6 today, just doing basic quests and a little bit of farming.

Jongo River

Jongo River

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Last night, I got about 6 soloing and killing everything in Jarin Plains. Best was silver. I usually get 2 or 3 dyes here, so statistically, it does seem to be double.

Then I headed out, briefly, into Zehlon Reach and got 1 black - my first ever, though it doesn't beat the white I got there 2 days ago. I was with Heroes, because I'm less confident soloing here. Will try again, with less backup, later today.

Rusty Deth

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Woodland Realm

Mo/N

I got a Black last night...

That makes 3 Blacks and a White in 2 weeks, and I gotten 75% of those just PvEing.

Bhaaltazar

Bhaaltazar

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Forgotten Myth

N/Me

i did whole bunch of quests got my dervish to lvl 20 and got him almost to vabbi and not a single dye has dropped...

So much about this doubble drop weekend... If u need to farm for dyes why would they nerf it than... ah well i already started complaining...

??iljo

??iljo

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

N/

got 2 whites and 1 black since yesterday 5 p.m.

Sagaris

Sagaris

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Netherlands.

What I got today? Zip. Nothing. As I only have found 1 dye in my Dervish career (I'd say about 25 hours of questing) I'm not having much hope.

Linksys

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

I'm leveling up my Dervish and got some more dyes, including a silver and a white. Keep trying, you'll get some.

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

I got 2 blacks Thursday. Friday I got one red dye.

Ebony Shadowheart

Ebony Shadowheart

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

USA

SSW

E/

Day One of Double Dye Drop Weekend: Nothing. 6.5 hours of playing and not a single drop as I was out questing and such.

Lets see how day two goes.

Edit: 3 days - 3 dyes....this is double? I think not. I get 3 times this many in one farming run! lol. was fun anyway.

Phoenix Denfer

Phoenix Denfer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Homeless since the Charr

Order of Pointed Sticks (OOPS)

Agreed that I'm not seeing a huge increase either. I think the heros are getting them all.

I was getting a lot of dye drops before the weekend. I did get one black yesterday doing a mission. I'm going to take my minion master out alone and see if that is in the fact the case, but I'm starting to side with the folks that are saying drops for hero's should be going to the person care taking the heros. >.<

natuxatu

natuxatu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Wisconsin

Rt/Mo

Yeah I got a white dye.. but it was in Factions... in Elona.. nothing.

l)l2UNl(

l)l2UNl(

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

wierd...

you know it could just be luck but thats a LOT of bad luck...

XvArchonvX

XvArchonvX

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyosuke
Is anyone else having trouble getting Dyes...

I'm getting less Dyes than I would just farming normally.. and yes I am farming in Elona before anyone asks. My friend has gotten 10 Dyes so far and he's been farming less than me. I've gotten 2 total so far within the past 2 1/2 hours....
A watched pot doesn't boil. The chance for dye drops may have increased, but they still drop at random.

Dmc1281

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

HOBO

R/E

My moringing o Day 2 was slow, I tried my low Dervish character, and I tried my Level 20 Ranger.

I was killing things left and right and I did see an increase in the drops of "Unidentified" weapons, however in 3 hours I only got a purple dye.

Better, I've never gotten dye drops 2 days in a row, let alone 2 in the same day, I was under the impression that I would be seeing more of them dropping.

If they do this to reduce the cost(supply and demand) I think they should up it a little more.