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Graeme_W

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Ohio

I Pwned the Koreans [IPtK]

E/R

30 Mar 2006 at 01:09 - 1

I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but starting yesterday evening, I was getting tons of dye drops. At least, many many more than I usually do. I could say that dyes used to drop maybe once every 200 drops for me. I don't know if that's what it is for the rest of you or not, but now they're dropping much much more often. Around one is every thirty-five to fifty drops is a dye. Most of them are orange and silver, but I've been getting greens too.

Was this on purpose? Or am I just getting insane luck?

The thing is, is my friend is noticing the same thing as he's gotten many more dye drops today and yesterday.

Most of the dyes I (and my friend) got were on the Gates of Kryta mission where we farm the lightning drakes. I really hope this won't end in the mass droppage of all dye prices, because the last thing we need right now, is another commodity to go down the drain. *cough* ectos *cough*

Thanks For Reading
~Graeme

shigaru

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2006

30 Mar 2006 at 01:19 - 2

I never get dyes, EVER!

Graeme_W

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Ohio

I Pwned the Koreans [IPtK]

E/R

30 Mar 2006 at 01:20 - 3

Sorry to hear that. Go farming now and maybe you'll get some. Haha.

~Graeme

Eclair

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

30 Mar 2006 at 01:24 - 4

Pfft, I'd have to say lower prices is a sign of a good economy =P

Graeme_W

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Ohio

I Pwned the Koreans [IPtK]

E/R

30 Mar 2006 at 01:26 - 5

Maybe so. :P

But have any of you seriously noticed this?

~Graeme

koneko

Site Contributor

Join Date: Sep 2005

38??16′ N 140??52′ E

Mo/Me

30 Mar 2006 at 01:36 - 6

I'm also getting crazy amounts of dye drops. Quite a few of the "blah" colours like purple and orange and red and the lot. I picked up four silver dyes in four consecutive B/P runs of ToPK, though, while lots of the other colours dropped like candy for other players.

It's not just you, it's quite a few people. :o

Graeme_W

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Ohio

I Pwned the Koreans [IPtK]

E/R

30 Mar 2006 at 01:39 - 7

Cool!

Glad to hear that someone else is sharing in the wealth. Looks like I can finally make the appropriate colour dyes for my armour without spending TONS at the trader. :P

~Graeme

Sagius Truthbarron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Animal Factory [ZoO]

A/

30 Mar 2006 at 01:39 - 8

I advertised once in LA to buy 2 Silver Dyes, and ended up having to inform about 4 people that 700-900 each was rediculous, that the trader was selling for 550.

BellyFlop

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

30 Mar 2006 at 02:32 - 9

I noticed that aswell i was helping a guild member yesterday in pre and got 2 yellow 1 blue and 1 silver and this was all in a space of 2 hours. i sold the silver but still have the other and cant post if you dont belive

plus i am only lv3 so no charr farm for me.

Ramses

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Marhan's Grotto

[AC]

W/

30 Mar 2006 at 02:52 - 10

yeah dyes are raining down from the heavens now...i was on a simple troll cave run, and in 2 runs i got 1 black dye, 1 blue dye, and 1 purple dye

Angel Develin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Lions Arch

Minions of Kronos

N/Me

30 Mar 2006 at 05:45 - 11

whay o whay is there no raining dye in color black ??? :P

zidergirl

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

South west UK

Iztrian Guild [IZ]

R/Mo

30 Mar 2006 at 07:04 - 12

You must be having all my dyes as I regularly I had a drop (silver was a common drop for me)
But recently nothing

Desbreko

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

California

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

30 Mar 2006 at 07:28 - 13

It does seem like I've been getting more dye drops lately. I went on a FoW run last night and got a purple, green, and yellow in the space of about three hours. And I've seen tons of dye drop in Tombs, though I haven't actually gotten much out of there.

Though strangely, silver dye has been really common for me ever since I started playing. I've probably gotten more silvers than any other color. Which is good, because I use it the most; every one of my characters' armor sets uses at least two silvers in it.

Silent Kitty

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Netherlands

[TYW] "The Young World"

A/Me

30 Mar 2006 at 07:46 - 14

I am testing colours on my Monk's costume. Have tried a black, but it turned into gray. Now I will try a black and silver combination. I'm not having much luck lately on dye drops, but I do have noticed that goes up and down. One day I find all colours, the other day I find nothing.

Francis Crawford

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

30 Mar 2006 at 08:33 - 15

I've been moving a character through Pre-. He's gotten a bunch of drops, I think in total six different colors with some of those duplicated. Unfortunately the missing colors are black and silver.

And my rate of dye drops in Post- has been up too.

Silent Kitty

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Netherlands

[TYW] "The Young World"

A/Me

30 Mar 2006 at 09:10 - 16

Keep track on the district favor. When your district wins the pvp favour, there are most likely to be better drops. So, when Europe wins the favour, I must get more drops. Certainly there will be dyes amongst them.
Do not change from Europe to America, to beat the system. Eventually it will bar you from changing districts. Suffice to say there is a 50% chance you will not be happy, in a region that is not yours.

lefty hagorn

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

soldiers that fall up

W/N

30 Mar 2006 at 10:09 - 17

I think dye drops are way up. the drop in merch price shows that. Also the fact i got 5 black dye drops last week is another sign i think.

Forsythe

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

In a pup tent near your house.

[DOJL]

30 Mar 2006 at 12:42 - 18

I totally noticed an increase. Up until a week ago I could had two dye drops after a month of playing. Now, I have 6 dyes, all new, all dropped in the past week.

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

30 Mar 2006 at 13:01 - 19

Seems that I am getting fewer silver but a lot more of the other colors (black still very rarely)

Lex Talionis

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

in the real world away from virtual idiots

Wtf Is Guildwars [Duno]

30 Mar 2006 at 13:13 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silent Kitty

Keep track on the district favor. When your district wins the pvp favour, there are most likely to be better drops. So, when Europe wins the favour, I must get more drops. Certainly there will be dyes amongst them.
Do not change from Europe to America, to beat the system. Eventually it will bar you from changing districts. Suffice to say there is a 50% chance you will not be happy, in a region that is not yours.

Of course you do know that when a region wins favor its to gain access to FOW/UW right? Having favor does not improve your drops whatsoever. It's random. Correct me if I'm wrong.

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

30 Mar 2006 at 13:24 - 21

I have noticed better drops when we have favor. Maybe it's just luck but it seems to be fairly consistent.

Lex Talionis

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

in the real world away from virtual idiots

Wtf Is Guildwars [Duno]

30 Mar 2006 at 13:33 - 22

Well if they decided to make drops better associated with having favor thats great

I haven't played for a few days since I maxed my gold + inventory again

DarK_AssassiN

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

FL, US

W/R

30 Mar 2006 at 14:53 - 23

Well, if you didn't see in my thread, I got two blacks and two silvers in half an hour :P I got some other ones too. Then later on in the day it just sorta slowed down :\

Ondo

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

USA

Heavenly Shadows [milf]

W/R

30 Mar 2006 at 14:59 - 24

I just created a new char. So far a Yellow and Silver dye drop in pre, a Red drop doing the first couple quest, and a Red and Silver drop doing Defend the Wall.

stevey

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2005

30 Mar 2006 at 15:12 - 25

I agree, having favor does not make better drops.

Niosisw

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Few Fallen Heros [FFH]

W/Mo

30 Mar 2006 at 16:11 - 26

2 silver dye drops in about a 20 minute space apart, and it wasn't just hulking stones.

1 was from hulking other was from bandit things.

Then I tried farming the hulking things for dye but meh, no luck whatsoever.

Ramses

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Marhan's Grotto

[AC]

W/

30 Mar 2006 at 23:43 - 27

no no Lex i believe your right on that one

i was going to make a comment about that too

Mr D J

Permanently Unbanned

Join Date: Jun 2005

30 Mar 2006 at 23:44 - 28

I get tons of dyes too, especially in uw and ToPK

Francis Crawford

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

01 Apr 2006 at 09:39 - 29

I'm getting endless dye drops these days, but no silver or blacks in quite a while now.

Silent Kitty

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Netherlands

[TYW] "The Young World"

A/Me

01 Apr 2006 at 10:07 - 30

I notice no difference whatsoever. It tend to vary every now and than, but I spent all day searching, and only found 1 silver and one red.

warlocke

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/Mo

09 May 2006 at 02:12 - 31

i agree with this, this last week ive gotten a black dye from bandits in pre sear, and once i got rushed to desert, me and my guild mates went hunting and i got 2 silver 3 red and 2 blue and 1 purple, i thought it was just me lol