Dye Remover -- What happened to it? - Guild Wars Forums

KittenZero · Nov 03, 2006, 02:10 AM // 02:10

Why has the dye remover disappeared? I was looking to re-dye one of my 15k sets black, but with my current dye it turns out too dark. The dye remover is gone so I can't change back to the original color. Now what?

Fungus Amongus · Nov 03, 2006, 02:41 AM // 02:41

Gray Dye

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Newly crafted armor now starts out gray. If you dye it to another color and then later want to restore it to its original appearance, just dye it gray. Vendors now sell gray dye instead of dye remover.

Sergio Leone · Nov 03, 2006, 02:43 AM // 02:43

I have actually heard Grey dye doesn't work the same? Maybe I heard incorrectly though.

Gizzen Garr · Nov 03, 2006, 02:46 AM // 02:46

it dosnt. on 1.5k platemail it made it gold. now it turns gray.

Cottage Pie · Nov 03, 2006, 02:47 AM // 02:47

they n3rf3d it!

Sergio Leone · Nov 03, 2006, 02:51 AM // 02:51

So is there a way to change the color of your armor?

Cottage Pie · Nov 03, 2006, 02:53 AM // 02:53

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Originally Posted by Sergio Leone

So is there a way to change the color of your armor?

hold a powerful magnet close to your screen and your armour goes funky!

nah all they did was change the base colour of armour to grey, so now dye remover is grey dye...

Sergio Leone · Nov 03, 2006, 02:57 AM // 02:57

Oooh I see. So instead of removing it to that particular armors original color, everythings color is grey.

Kind of like having the starting color of a wall be green and painting it blue and have it be the exact blue. Then when it's blue you can either paint it red with a blue mixture or you can paint in green then red to have the exact red you want? Is that kind of what it is?

Santus Veritas · Nov 03, 2006, 06:26 AM // 06:26

or its like painting a green wall - blue - then painting it green again...

why make it so complicated? hahaha

Toilet Monster · Nov 03, 2006, 10:29 AM // 10:29

just mix your dye with a white or silver one if you want it lighter...

KittenZero · Nov 03, 2006, 11:53 AM // 11:53

Shoot, when I dyed my 15k armor grey, then black, but it looks the same as it did when I had the blue on it. You can't see any texture at all, it looks like just a cheap, solid color and it's hideous.

Odessa · Nov 03, 2006, 12:09 PM // 12:09

Hello everyone, just want to say that its a pleasure being among fellow guild wars players. This being my first official post in this great site, makes it quite an honor.

Concerning dye remover it use to be a key ingredient in making white. I take it that the new grey dye that replaced the dye remover is to help promote the sale of the new white dye, which was implemented with the release of the Nightfall expansion. All is not lost however; since Ivory white can still be produced using a yellow and three silvers, quote me if I'm wrong. I also noticed that old dye in storage are not stackable with new dyes that are bought or found.

GODh · Nov 03, 2006, 01:17 PM // 13:17

Dye remover was 50g... white dye is 12k or so

I have a female ranger with 15k druids... i used dye remover on that set and imo that looks great (tried several dye mixes but i didnt like those). Now i am afraid (it happened several times before: undyed necro scares anyone?) that anet will ruin that armor by yet another "improvement" to the dye system. I dont have a clue how i can achieve the same effect without dye remover... and i dont gave the cash to experiment with white dyes. GG anet

jimmy_logic · Nov 03, 2006, 01:20 PM // 13:20

Dunno why they removed base colours... grey is so boring and a cop out... were they bored colouring the new armours or something?

Sergio Leone · Nov 03, 2006, 01:35 PM // 13:35

Hah! I like that jimmy.

"Ah this coloring will take too long, JUST MAKE IT ALL GREY!"

Lavindathar · Nov 03, 2006, 01:35 PM // 13:35

They removed it to make it a "money grabber". Basically, all the money we now earn is spent on dye, as every set of armour needs dye now. Cos walking around in grey is cheap and looks nasty.

Where as it used to be, if you bought say early Tormentors, you didn't have to dye it you could just leave it green.

It takes money out of the economy.

Tachyon · Nov 03, 2006, 02:00 PM // 14:00

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Originally Posted by KittenZero

Why has the dye remover disappeared? I was looking to re-dye one of my 15k sets black, but with my current dye it turns out too dark.

I'm sorry but that makes no sense at all! How can you complain that the variant of black you get is "too dark"? By it's very nature Black is the darkest colour possible, anything that's slightly lighter than pure black will be grey and ergo not black anymore.

Warpy · Nov 03, 2006, 02:40 PM // 14:40

I'm finding the dye a little strange to use, I don't see it as a replacement though as its effect is so different.

Beatrix of Alexandria · Nov 03, 2006, 05:31 PM // 17:31

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Originally Posted by Lavindathar

They removed it to make it a "money grabber". Basically, all the money we now earn is spent on dye, as every set of armour needs dye now. Cos walking around in grey is cheap and looks nasty.

Where as it used to be, if you bought say early Tormentors, you didn't have to dye it you could just leave it green.

It takes money out of the economy.

I'm actually seeing a lot of people walking around in gray armor now, especially in areas befor eyou get the chance to make 60-80AL armor. It seems to make sense not to waste dye on armor that's going to be replaced as soon as you get the chance to get better armor...at least it make sense to those of us without a lot of plat on characters.

derrtyboy69 · Nov 03, 2006, 05:42 PM // 17:42

Yeah, i dont give a shit about using the dye remover on my armors, but it was the key ingredient in several of my combos, and now is gone :.(

Nov 03, 2006, 02:10 AM // 02:10	#1
KittenZero Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: The Angels of Cruxis Profession: Mo/E	Dye Remover -- What happened to it? Why has the dye remover disappeared? I was looking to re-dye one of my 15k sets black, but with my current dye it turns out too dark. The dye remover is gone so I can't change back to the original color. Now what?

Nov 03, 2006, 12:09 PM // 12:09	#12
Odessa Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jun 2006 Guild: The Roberts Profession: Mo/Me	are the combinations for white dye viable still ? Hello everyone, just want to say that its a pleasure being among fellow guild wars players. This being my first official post in this great site, makes it quite an honor. Concerning dye remover it use to be a key ingredient in making white. I take it that the new grey dye that replaced the dye remover is to help promote the sale of the new white dye, which was implemented with the release of the Nightfall expansion. All is not lost however; since Ivory white can still be produced using a yellow and three silvers, quote me if I'm wrong. I also noticed that old dye in storage are not stackable with new dyes that are bought or found.

Nov 03, 2006, 02:43 AM // 02:43	#3
Sergio Leone Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Guild: The International Terrorists [USA] Profession: W/Mo	I have actually heard Grey dye doesn't work the same? Maybe I heard incorrectly though.

Nov 03, 2006, 02:46 AM // 02:46	#4
Gizzen Garr Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2006 Guild: Troublesome Unit Profession: W/Mo	it dosnt. on 1.5k platemail it made it gold. now it turns gray.

Nov 03, 2006, 02:47 AM // 02:47	#5
Cottage Pie Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Birmingham, England Guild: Taking Aegis Profession: Mo/Me	they n3rf3d it!

Nov 03, 2006, 02:51 AM // 02:51	#6
Sergio Leone Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Guild: The International Terrorists [USA] Profession: W/Mo	So is there a way to change the color of your armor?

Nov 03, 2006, 02:57 AM // 02:57	#8
Sergio Leone Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Guild: The International Terrorists [USA] Profession: W/Mo	Oooh I see. So instead of removing it to that particular armors original color, everythings color is grey. Kind of like having the starting color of a wall be green and painting it blue and have it be the exact blue. Then when it's blue you can either paint it red with a blue mixture or you can paint in green then red to have the exact red you want? Is that kind of what it is?

Nov 03, 2006, 06:26 AM // 06:26	#9
Santus Veritas Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada - West Coast Side Guild: Ronin Dragon Legion Profession: A/	or its like painting a green wall - blue - then painting it green again... why make it so complicated? hahaha

Nov 03, 2006, 10:29 AM // 10:29	#10
Toilet Monster Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: Army of Snowmen [Xmas]	just mix your dye with a white or silver one if you want it lighter...

Nov 03, 2006, 11:53 AM // 11:53	#11
KittenZero Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: The Angels of Cruxis Profession: Mo/E	Shoot, when I dyed my 15k armor grey, then black, but it looks the same as it did when I had the blue on it. You can't see any texture at all, it looks like just a cheap, solid color and it's hideous.

Nov 03, 2006, 01:17 PM // 13:17	#13
GODh Jungle Guide Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Netherlands Guild: BFTW and DLRR	Dye remover was 50g... white dye is 12k or so I have a female ranger with 15k druids... i used dye remover on that set and imo that looks great (tried several dye mixes but i didnt like those). Now i am afraid (it happened several times before: undyed necro scares anyone?) that anet will ruin that armor by yet another "improvement" to the dye system. I dont have a clue how i can achieve the same effect without dye remover... and i dont gave the cash to experiment with white dyes. GG anet

Nov 03, 2006, 01:20 PM // 13:20	#14
jimmy_logic Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2005 Profession: R/	Dunno why they removed base colours... grey is so boring and a cop out... were they bored colouring the new armours or something?

Nov 03, 2006, 01:35 PM // 13:35	#15
Sergio Leone Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Guild: The International Terrorists [USA] Profession: W/Mo	Hah! I like that jimmy. "Ah this coloring will take too long, JUST MAKE IT ALL GREY!"

Nov 03, 2006, 01:35 PM // 13:35	#16
Lavindathar Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Manchester, England Guild: The Monstrous Fangs (fang) Profession: N/Mo	They removed it to make it a "money grabber". Basically, all the money we now earn is spent on dye, as every set of armour needs dye now. Cos walking around in grey is cheap and looks nasty. Where as it used to be, if you bought say early Tormentors, you didn't have to dye it you could just leave it green. It takes money out of the economy.

Nov 03, 2006, 02:40 PM // 14:40	#18
Warpy Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Australia Profession: Mo/Me	I'm finding the dye a little strange to use, I don't see it as a replacement though as its effect is so different.

Nov 03, 2006, 05:42 PM // 17:42	#20
derrtyboy69 Grotto Attendant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Clouds Guild: Scars Meadows [SMS] Profession: Mo/Me	Yeah, i dont give a shit about using the dye remover on my armors, but it was the key ingredient in several of my combos, and now is gone :.(