Red vs. Silver - Guild Wars Forums

StormDragonZ · Jan 25, 2008, 07:38 PM // 19:38

Why is red dye more expensive than silver dye? What exactly makes it better and worth more than the other?

JONO51 · Jan 25, 2008, 07:41 PM // 19:41

I think they maybe changed the droprate a while back. Used to be that silver was one of the most expensive.

Mork from Ork · Jan 25, 2008, 07:42 PM // 19:42

1: a lot of people like the color red and it usually dyes well on most armors

2: Red also tends to mix well with the other colors

3: silver does not look shiny on the cloth armors and pretty much looks like a lighter shade of gray

4: silver does not always mix well and often gives a kind of bluish or muted tint to the dye it is mixed with

(silver was more expensive before there was white, brown and gray [armors came colored and the only way to get gray was by using silver] and before they changed the ways colors mix - at the time it took 2 silvers and a yellow to approximate white on many armors)

The Way Out · Jan 25, 2008, 07:43 PM // 19:43

Plain and simple... silver drops more often than red.

Dylananimus · Jan 25, 2008, 07:46 PM // 19:46

Silver dropped vastly in price when armor came out of the shop as gray, and when you could buy gray at the merchant for 50g

Red is used a lot to mix pink colours also. Pink seems just as popular as always.

Mork from Ork · Jan 25, 2008, 07:47 PM // 19:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Way Out

Plain and simple... silver drops more often than red.

I actually get more reds than silver

October Jade · Jan 25, 2008, 08:07 PM // 20:07

There is a little thing called demand...

I herd its importunt.

Arkantos · Jan 25, 2008, 08:15 PM // 20:15

Supply and demand.

Curse You · Jan 25, 2008, 08:17 PM // 20:17

For several reasons:
1. Both have similar drop chance
2. Red is more popular
3. Red works on most armour
4. Silver doesn't look as good as before the "update"
5. Grey makes a close, but cheaper Silver

Earth · Jan 25, 2008, 08:30 PM // 20:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkantos

Supply and demand.

Yeah.

Closed.

Jan 25, 2008, 07:38 PM // 19:38	#1
StormDragonZ Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York Profession: W/R	Red vs. Silver Why is red dye more expensive than silver dye? What exactly makes it better and worth more than the other?

Jan 25, 2008, 07:42 PM // 19:42	#3
Mork from Ork Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2007	1: a lot of people like the color red and it usually dyes well on most armors 2: Red also tends to mix well with the other colors 3: silver does not look shiny on the cloth armors and pretty much looks like a lighter shade of gray 4: silver does not always mix well and often gives a kind of bluish or muted tint to the dye it is mixed with (silver was more expensive before there was white, brown and gray [armors came colored and the only way to get gray was by using silver] and before they changed the ways colors mix - at the time it took 2 silvers and a yellow to approximate white on many armors) Last edited by Mork from Ork; Jan 25, 2008 at 07:45 PM // 19:45..

Jan 25, 2008, 07:41 PM // 19:41	#2
JONO51 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2006 Profession: P/	I think they maybe changed the droprate a while back. Used to be that silver was one of the most expensive.

Jan 25, 2008, 07:43 PM // 19:43	#4
The Way Out Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In my peanut brain Guild: Zomg Zombies [OMG] Profession: Mo/E	Plain and simple... silver drops more often than red.

Jan 25, 2008, 07:46 PM // 19:46	#5
Dylananimus Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2007 Guild: The Eternal Champions Profession: W/Mo	Silver dropped vastly in price when armor came out of the shop as gray, and when you could buy gray at the merchant for 50g Red is used a lot to mix pink colours also. Pink seems just as popular as always.

Jan 25, 2008, 08:07 PM // 20:07	#7
October Jade Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: drifting between Indiana and NorCal	There is a little thing called demand... I herd its importunt.

Jan 25, 2008, 08:15 PM // 20:15	#8
Arkantos The Greatest Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: W/	Supply and demand.

Jan 25, 2008, 08:17 PM // 20:17	#9
Curse You Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Pole Guild: The Magus Order Profession: N/Mo	For several reasons: 1. Both have similar drop chance 2. Red is more popular 3. Red works on most armour 4. Silver doesn't look as good as before the "update" 5. Grey makes a close, but cheaper Silver