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el_excentrico

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

Belgium

Necro Infidels

E/N

20 Sep 2005 at 10:14 - 1

Hi all,

I did a search check first, but "dye" apparently is way too common on these boards

Anyways, I was wondering if dye drops are completely random or are there some creatures more likely to drop dye? Almost all the dye I found in the game came from Charr, but that could be just coincidence

foad

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Sweden

Sons of Heaven

W/Mo

20 Sep 2005 at 10:34 - 2

im getting alot of dyes during farming outside droknars "trolls in the cave" most orange and yellow though but even all colours

NeXuS8

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Wild Bladez

W/Mo

20 Sep 2005 at 14:06 - 3

their random but mostly i got blacks on desert

chaos dragoon

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Warrior Nation[WN]

R/

21 Sep 2005 at 02:38 - 4

i got my first black of the game killing grawl.

Rusty Deth

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Woodland Realm

Mo/N

21 Sep 2005 at 11:39 - 5

I got my first Balck outside Foble's Fair from a Stone Elemental...

Funny part is I was with a somebody who came along with me, and he wanted to trade for it. AS IF. lol

I never saw him again : )

sandstorm87

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

21 Sep 2005 at 13:46 - 6

get most of the dyes from stone elementals and alot from the blood sworn

Chad

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Oregon

[MB] Moa Birds for life

21 Sep 2005 at 15:57 - 7

I don't think it's random, the higher the value the dye, the less likely it will drop, at least from my experiences. I've gotten tons of orange and blue dye, a medium amount of red, green, and the rest of the colors, but in 500+ hours of PvE I've never gotten a black dye drop. I've gotten a few silvers, though I rarely see those drop. I think only once or twice have I seen a Black Dye drop for someone else in one of my groups.

I could be totally wrong and this could be a mere coincidence, but it sure seems to me that the higher the price of the dye, the less it will drop.

snapp

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

W/

21 Sep 2005 at 16:02 - 8

this is just what I think, but from what I have noticed black is more likely to drop in pre searing.

The other colors just seem random, yesterday I got a green and a yellow in the same run, the day before I got a silver in the mines outside SF, we thought it was a good omen for drops, and then half an hour later still no green drops, so we asked a monk to do a prayer for some green drops and the very next drop was a green dye....not exactly what we were looking for but you can't say we didn't get a green drop :P

Alone)

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Campbell, California

Legio Imortalii

W/Mo

21 Sep 2005 at 16:07 - 9

I believe that dye drops are completely random. If there is any certain places that drop certain dyes, but until then, no, there is no specific places where you can get specific dye drops.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

21 Sep 2005 at 16:54 - 10

drops are random and anything will give any color

i have gotten double dye drops from the following

black/silver from a stone elemental outside the sanitarium

silver/silver from a devoures

blue/red from a gargoyle

blacks from skeleton rangers devourers elementals grawl etc

mostly i have been getting orange which nobody wants (i have 42 of the **** things)

Appocalypse Warrior

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/N

21 Sep 2005 at 17:42 - 11

My only ever black dye drop was from 2 shadows i killed at the same time in catacombs in pre searing and each one gave me a black dye but thats all i ever got in black dyes

TeK 23

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

Olympia, WA

eYe

R/E

21 Sep 2005 at 17:53 - 12

I've gotten tons of dye's in "pre" but not as many in "post" I've gotten (3) Blacks in pre and only 1 in post. lots of silvers and everything else. pritty common drops. The key is to solo so you get drops from every monster which increases your drops and so better chance to get dye. The color is random.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

21 Sep 2005 at 17:57 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Appocalypse Warrior

My only ever black dye drop was from 2 shadows i killed at the same time in catacombs in pre searing and each one gave me a black dye but thats all i ever got in black dyes

your BLACK/BLACK beats my BLACK/SILVER any time

wonderful luck on that

kawaii_bat

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

Canada, Gatineau

None

Mo/R

21 Sep 2005 at 18:00 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chad

I could be totally wrong and this could be a mere coincidence, but it sure seems to me that the higher the price of the dye, the less it will drop. Then the prices would continue rising because if would get rarer!

No the reason why they raise in price is because of a augmentation in players buying that type of dye.
I remember silver once was 2k and black was like 11-14k at one point.

And in the 400+ hours I'v played I'v only seen 1 black drop and have never gotten any either.

I've notice pre-searing also has good dye drops for ever 1-2 horus I'd play there I would have a dye drop and silver and pruple where just as common as the yellow and orange varieties.

Mavrik

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

Alaska

21 Sep 2005 at 23:59 - 15

Random IMO... some days I'll get a couple, mostly orange or purple... on rare occasions a black, silver or red. On very rare occasions, I'll maybe get a green or yellow.

But its all random... one day I'll get 2-3 dyes in a day... one day I got 5 dyes in an hour... then I'll go a few weeks without getting any...

Arcien Trueflight

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

Retrieving an arrow from my latest kill.

Nova Alliance [Nova]

R/E

22 Sep 2005 at 00:05 - 16

Yeah, totally random. I get blues, greens, and purples mostly, but I've got a few silvers and reds. No black yet, waiting anxiously for one of those...I need the cash. ^_^

Alias_X

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

22 Sep 2005 at 00:16 - 17

when I had just started playing and was a "noob" as you people call them, I went in pre searing with someone else in my party, and got a black dye, I forget from what creature, and he said something like "Black is a lousy color for armor, because you cant see the details, can I have it?" so I said sure, and have never gotten a black since lmao. I probably would have sold it in pre for 250g anyways, so it doesn't really matter.

Mavrik

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

Alaska

22 Sep 2005 at 00:29 - 18

LOL. It could have beens old in Post Searing Ascalon for 4-6k... forget the 250g and you... gave it away? *gasp*

Alone)

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Campbell, California

Legio Imortalii

W/Mo

22 Sep 2005 at 00:39 - 19

Yah sure, dye is cool on all. But it's not something I would pay for more than 100 gold.

I've only used 5 blue dye, and that's it. I'm just waiting for all the prices to inflate, one day, and i'll be selling purple for 500

.

If it's a no go, oh well.

More dye for me

John Waffletord

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Baltimore, MD, USA

22 Sep 2005 at 12:19 - 20

I only like dyes for mixing. I mixed blue+green on my female ele with aeromancer's armor from droks and its pretty cool looking.

Luther Ajax

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

Maine

W/Mo

23 Sep 2005 at 06:08 - 21

The place that I've gotten dyes most often is from this Skalebrood Caller thing in pre-searing. Everytime I start a new character I go to this spot and kill this guy, I don't get a dye every time I kill him but I've gotten two blacks, 1 red, and 3 yellows overall from that one guy every time I've gone back to kill him so 6 out of 30ish times or 1/5 I've gotten a dye. Most of you will probably say thats not possibly but thats how many I have got from that one guy. Hes in a cave where all the skalebroods are.

One and Two

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

23 Sep 2005 at 06:22 - 22

Dunno bout dyes anymore...I dont really PvE anymore.

But when I did, sometimes I would get no dyes one day, 5 the next hour. The people in my group would always be like...WTF?

Naprius

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

mtricht

Limburgse Jagers

W/Mo

23 Sep 2005 at 06:25 - 23

i have never gotten a black dye since ive started the game. (which was in june)

One and Two

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

23 Sep 2005 at 06:54 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naprius

i have never gotten a black dye since ive started the game. (which was in june) ouch...

not that black is worth that much anyway...but still, must hurt your ego or something....

Naprius

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

mtricht

Limburgse Jagers

W/Mo

23 Sep 2005 at 06:56 - 25

Guild war and the dev's dont like me, i'll just have to live with it.

You hate me too right? admit it, i can take it.

Mavrik

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

Alaska

23 Sep 2005 at 15:46 - 26

I think GW online system just rewards people with no lives who are on there all day long by giving them all the good drops.

Alexandria Kotov

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Shinjitsu Clan (Shin)

23 Sep 2005 at 16:54 - 27

I'm sure this is a rather pointless thread if viewed as a source on the results of dye drops. They're random. There may be quirks to the drops through programming errors, but anyone with a brain can realize that they're just random, and nothing else really matters on a noticeable level.

But on the amusing side, I installed my account at my friends place (the one who dragged me into the game) and the first creature I killed dropped me a black dye. Back in the day, that meant that within 5 minutes of starting the game, I had 30k.

Michelle had a RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing stroke right there next to me.

fergburger

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

TZ Generals

Me/N

23 Sep 2005 at 17:09 - 28

I seem to recall when I started back in June, thinking the asking price of 400g was too much for black dye.

The New Guy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Southern CALI

Eraserheads

N/Me

23 Sep 2005 at 17:15 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by el_excentrico

Hi all,

I did a search check first, but "dye" apparently is way too common on these boards

Anyways, I was wondering if dye drops are completely random or are there some creatures more likely to drop dye? Almost all the dye I found in the game came from Charr, but that could be just coincidence

Yes. Dye drops are completely random.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

23 Sep 2005 at 17:23 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by fergburger

I seem to recall when I started back in June, thinking the asking price of 400g was too much for black dye.

it topped 40k just before the reset

i sold 3 blacks to the TRADER for 26k EACH

Mavrik

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

Alaska

23 Sep 2005 at 17:29 - 31

best I got was 7k for black dye at merchants... I sold my three and bought 15k armor for my Ele.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

23 Sep 2005 at 17:35 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mavrik

best I got was 7k for black dye at merchants... I sold my three and bought 15k armor for my Ele.

i wish i had sold all of them as i still have10 left
and 27 silver
and 48 oranges driving me crazy (i got 2 more just a bit ago)

el_excentrico

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

Belgium

Necro Infidels

E/N

25 Sep 2005 at 23:50 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeK 23

I've gotten tons of dye's in "pre" but not as many in "post" I've gotten (3) Blacks in pre and only 1 in post. lots of silvers and everything else. pritty common drops. Indeed, in pre-searing Ascalon, you get dye drops from just about anything, but after the searing, very few of them occur

A NERD1989

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Elite Black Ops

W/Mo

26 Sep 2005 at 00:11 - 34

i got alot in rpe searing but now i get none

Eskimo Bob

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canada, Alberta

Angelic Knights

W/Mo

26 Sep 2005 at 06:09 - 35

Well in pre-searing you have a higher chance to get dye drops because a monster's drop pool is much smaller than in post-searing.

A monster in pre-searing can drop like what? A total of around 20 different items. While in post-searing it is like 50.

melbo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

New York

E/Mo

28 Sep 2005 at 16:13 - 36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naprius

i have never gotten a black dye since ive started the game. (which was in june) Don't feel bad, neither have I

But I do get a good amount of colored items so I guess that kinda makes up for it. I've also only had like 3 silver dye drops.

Nawn Centz

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Tombs of Primeval Kings.

W/

29 Sep 2005 at 01:09 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chad

I don't think it's random, the higher the value the dye, the less likely it will drop, at least from my experiences. I've gotten tons of orange and blue dye, a medium amount of red, green, and the rest of the colors, but in 500+ hours of PvE I've never gotten a black dye drop. I've gotten a few silvers, though I rarely see those drop. I think only once or twice have I seen a Black Dye drop for someone else in one of my groups.

I could be totally wrong and this could be a mere coincidence, but it sure seems to me that the higher the price of the dye, the less it will drop. I agree 100%. I've been playing for 4 months+ now. About 3 lvl 20's deleted and 3 more lvl 20's later; I've only gotten 1 black dye drop. Every other dye drops like mosquitos when they run into the bright blue light. It seems as if black and silver are the least common dropped, due to my hours/experience of playing teh game.

Believe

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

GRT

Mo/W

29 Sep 2005 at 02:06 - 38

My first black was in presearing as a monk in cats. Ive found 9 blacks total from there. 8)

Layith The Slappith

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2005

Phoenix Arz

Tagalas Bayani

W/Mo

29 Sep 2005 at 03:05 - 39

I found a black dye on the day i started this game.

Alone)

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Campbell, California

Legio Imortalii

W/Mo

29 Sep 2005 at 04:06 - 40

Like everyone else has said before, black dyes are a bit more common in pre-searing than in post.