dye questions

dudeofdahouse

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

USA

W/Mo

hi everyone
i was just wondering anyone has any location that you can find black dye also, i am confused about what each dye does.
thank you

eom

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

W/N

I think there's a dye guide around here somewhere, but I can't remember the link, so I'll try to summarize:

yellow dye --- turns things yellow
blue -- turns things blue
green -- turns things green
orange -- turns things orange
red -- turns things red

silver and black don't do anything --- I'll buy them for 4 gp each.

unienaule

unienaule

I dunt even get "Retired"

Join Date: Aug 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Don't listen to eom, all dyes are worth more than 4g, check the dye trader for current pricing info.

With that said, there are several dye charts in the Community Works section, you should check those out.

1BUnnY1

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

R/

Eom is right, most of the time the [colour] dyes dye the weapon/armor the dye [colour]. And silver and black are the most expensive ones. expensive =/= 4gp

Young Hero

Young Hero

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mi

N/Mo

Location is random.I've found black dye in ascalon, gates of kryta, north kryta provience,desert, jungle. Keep slashing and you will finally get a drop

Shimus DarkRaven

Shimus DarkRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Titusville, PA <nowhere>

KOD <Knights of the Dragonrose><Guild Officer>

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by 1BUnnY1
Eom is right, most of the time the [colour] dyes dye the weapon/armor the dye [colour]. And silver and black are the most expensive ones. expensive =/= 4gp
To clarify, Silver usually is 600 gold, and Black is usually 7kish<or around there>

Here is a nice link on how to MIX dyes:

http://guildwiki.org/images/f/fd/Dye...radded2yu2.JPG

As where to find em, it's random drops or bought from NPCs with,
"DYE TRADER" by their name. Enjoy!

--The Shim

eom

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

W/N

4.5 is my final offer.

Shimus DarkRaven

Shimus DarkRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Titusville, PA <nowhere>

KOD <Knights of the Dragonrose><Guild Officer>

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by eom
4.5 is my final offer.
Just to let you know, I know you're not stupid EOM, not by any stretch, but buying for vendor price when you can sell to the dye trader for 7k or 600 gold, it doesn't seem like a wise route.

--The Shim

eom

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

W/N

psshh...this is more than 4 times vendor price.

DABhand

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

W/R

I got a black dye once in Pre-Searing, was happy


Ive seen many guides on dyes and how to make gold, but the Silver+Orange and Silver+Yellow looks dull. Like white gold.

I tried Yellow+Orange+Yellow+Silver, and it seems more goldy to me Dunno if thats any use to anyone, probably not but hey

Arthus_Lightwing

Arthus_Lightwing

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Abbotsford, BC

Knight Crawlers

Mo/N

Ah, Dye, Ive done many things with dye that make me stupid as hell. Once i found a black and used it ona sacred raitment, it looked horrible and i could of sold it for like 5k, i also found a silver dye and used it on a scalp design and it didnt look to bad but still i could of sold. Also i would recomend not using dye on weapons since most weapons already have color so it doesnt work very well

Arthus_Lightwing

Arthus_Lightwing

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Abbotsford, BC

Knight Crawlers

Mo/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by DABhand
I got a black dye once in Pre-Searing, was happy


Ive seen many guides on dyes and how to make gold, but the Silver+Orange and Silver+Yellow looks dull. Like white gold.

I tried Yellow+Orange+Yellow+Silver, and it seems more goldy to me Dunno if thats any use to anyone, probably not but hey
i herd that if you mix yellow+green it looks more like gold

Tanith

Tanith

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Guardians of the Vault [GotV]

Me/E

I wonder about this as well. My ranger just got his druid armor in Lion's Arch, and I'm wondering how to dye it gold to match the design on our guild cape...

Tanith

Mistermagoo

Mistermagoo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

In my computer room.

The Noob Elite [TnE]

N/Me

Use the search button; Black dye, Dye drops, Dye.

Supremacy Of Malice

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/Mo

Certain dyes dont apear in certain areas. Its a drop rate (dipending on how much you kill)

Example: Balck dye might drop after you kill 1000 monsters.
Example: Red dye might drop after you kill 100 monsters.

Its basickly just the rarity and luck, not locations.
My tip is to kill large groups of easy monsters.

Young Hero

Young Hero

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mi

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Supremacy Of Malice
Certain dyes dont apear in certain areas. Its a drop rate (dipending on how much you kill)

Example: Balck dye might drop after you kill 1000 monsters.
Example: Red dye might drop after you kill 100 monsters.

Its basickly just the rarity and luck, not locations.
My tip is to kill large groups of easy monsters.

Not so sure about your 1000 number.500hrs played-0 black die drops.600hrs played 7bottles of black.They seem to come from you everyday weak monster also, and not bosses.And yes kill everything on your screen to up the chances

Shimus DarkRaven

Shimus DarkRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Titusville, PA <nowhere>

KOD <Knights of the Dragonrose><Guild Officer>

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Supremacy Of Malice
Certain dyes dont apear in certain areas. Its a drop rate (dipending on how much you kill)

Example: Balck dye might drop after you kill 1000 monsters.
Example: Red dye might drop after you kill 100 monsters.

Its basickly just the rarity and luck, not locations.
My tip is to kill large groups of easy monsters.
Dyes can appear anywhere. Anywhere at all. They are a random drop. It DOES NOT, I repeat DOES NOT have to do with kill totals. Wherever you learned this, it's wrong. The best way is to cross your fingers and hope for a dye, because as I said, It's purely random.

Just an FYI.

--The Shim

Supremacy Of Malice

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Young Hero
Not so sure about your 1000 number.500hrs played-0 black die drops.600hrs played 7bottles of black.They seem to come from you everyday weak monster also, and not bosses.And yes kill everything on your screen to up the chances
The 1000 was just an example.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shimus DarkRaven
Dyes can appear anywhere. Anywhere at all. They are a random drop. It DOES NOT, I repeat DOES NOT have to do with kill totals. Wherever you learned this, it's wrong. The best way is to cross your fingers and hope for a dye, because as I said, It's purely random.
I have been told by a numerous amount of players that the chance of geting a dye is after a certain amount of kills.

DABhand

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

W/R

I had a black dye in pre-searing some what into it after a couple of hours.


But it would be hard to prove if its tied to amount of kills or not.

Shimus DarkRaven

Shimus DarkRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Titusville, PA <nowhere>

KOD <Knights of the Dragonrose><Guild Officer>

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Supremacy Of Malice
The 1000 was just an example.



I have been told by a numerous amount of players that the chance of geting a dye is after a certain amount of kills.
Again, I don't mean to come off rude, it has nothing at all to do with kill totals.
Nothing. Zip. Nada. Zilch. You get the idea. It's purely random. I've gotten some dyes back to back, and some dyes spaced far apart. It's all random droprate.

--The Shim

RebeccaSara

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2005

R/E

I get black dye in pre-searing, in the catacombs

dudeofdahouse

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

USA

W/Mo

thanks alot everyone