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ducktape · Dec 20, 2005, 01:32 AM // 01:32

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Originally Posted by Xenrath

The armour preview concept - yes.

The dye concept - Not as it is proposed i.e. a photoshop style colour swathe where you just pick the colour you want and it tells you the dyes you need. Change this to just opening up the selection of standard dyes, which you can then mix and apply to the preview to your hearts content. This doesn't take away from the game, since you still experiment to find different colours and shades (but you don't lose money doing it)

Actually, I did the color chart because I thought that dragging the cursor around until you find a suitable color might be efficient for when you're not sure of what color you want, since that way you don't have to find the dye combination ahead of time. That said, I'm all for choosing dye combinations in the dye preview and having it show you how it will turn out! It would be nice for planning based on how much each dye costs, or finding out what you can make with the dyes you already have.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordakai

I'm very sure this has been suggested before, but

/signed

EDIT:

Yes, this thread has been done before, with killer examples of what such a preview would look like (inlcuding a Dye pre-viewer!)

Aha, Merge is our friend. Thanks to everyone for all of your support!

Lepton CFd · May 06, 2006, 04:30 PM // 16:30

/signed

Good ideas and well presented.

Imaginos · May 06, 2006, 05:51 PM // 17:51

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Originally Posted by crazy diamond

Something similar to how you preview the guild cape before purchase could probably work nicely.

That is a very smart thing you mentioned. The basis for the code for a fitting room already exists in the cape creation room.

All they would need to do for the dyes is have a row of the 7 basic colors plus 1 for dye remover and a row of 4 slots above these 8 colors. Then you just drag a color or 3 into the different 4 slots. Add a mix/show button and that would give you the mixture right on whatever you were previewing.

Should be pretty simple as the colors are already ingame, mixing up to 4 times is ingame, and the output for the colors is ingame. Just need a simple interface as I've suggested to be programmed in and tested.

Bale_Shadowscar · May 06, 2006, 06:10 PM // 18:10

Most definitely Signed. Aesthetics for me Is one of the most important parts of the game, and In fact, I'd rather have really nice armour dyed well over a really powerful weapon anyday.

Cjlr · May 06, 2006, 06:35 PM // 18:35

This = good idea.

/signed.

k3nn3tH123 · May 06, 2006, 06:36 PM // 18:36

/signed

Maxiemonster · May 06, 2006, 07:34 PM // 19:34

/signed!

Dragonsong · May 06, 2006, 10:06 PM // 22:06

/signed

I actually put in a bug report after I bought Canthan armor for my Warrior. My elementalist's Canthan armor is gorgeous, but my warrior armor is really homely. It looks like starter armor. I thought it wasn't displaying properly, but GW Tech Support looked into it and determined that it's supposed to look like that.

I spent a bunch of time and most of my savings on that armor, and I hate it. I salvaged my old stuff for the runes, so there's no going back.

So yep, I'd pay a plat for a fitting room.

The GW staff suggested I make a comment on a GW forum as a way of expressing my.. um .. concerns, so here I am.

grobanite · May 06, 2006, 10:44 PM // 22:44

/signed

Tarun · May 07, 2006, 12:38 AM // 00:38

/signed

Replicant · May 07, 2006, 03:20 PM // 15:20

/signed

clarianaeneas · May 07, 2006, 03:31 PM // 15:31

/signed

yes please!

God's Will · May 07, 2006, 05:29 PM // 17:29

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I realize that yall are talking about having a tab available at each armor crafter. But what if we had a separate merchant that specialized in this. In the end game cities only we could have a merchant that had examples of all the armor looks. Especially with Factions and the ability to buy any type of armor with any stats on it. People have a greater tendancy to mix and match armors. The merchant could charge a fee or something. However this is implemented (tab or a whole new npc or both) this is a great idea and i'm surprised that Anet hasn't done this yet.

Ison Daya · May 07, 2006, 05:58 PM // 17:58

/signed

This is a great idea, and many have thought of it before, but people don't usually go into this much detail. Sounds great, especially the cape code +drag and drop idea.

bringer di morte · May 07, 2006, 06:08 PM // 18:08

/signed

This is an amazing idea. I remember buying 15k plate...Then realizing it wasn't worth it, considering that it didn't look much better compared to 1.5k. It would save money and lots of people hitting themselves in the forehead.

S H I N O B I · May 07, 2006, 07:58 PM // 19:58

/signed on both the dye and armor preview requests ^.^

I'm diggin these suggestions alot, I hope Anet comes through for us!

Takeko Nakano · May 07, 2006, 08:01 PM // 20:01

Dye mixing - no
Armour preview - yes

samifly · May 07, 2006, 11:18 PM // 23:18

Dear god yes. I wouldnt have wasted a whole bunch of time on 15k Kurzick for my ranger, because there were no pictures of it (at the time) and its frigging ugly. so heartbroken when i put it on

Tailon · May 08, 2006, 02:41 AM // 02:41

/signed.

Ensabah Nur · May 08, 2006, 09:51 PM // 21:51

/signed much more detailed post / thread than mine (too bad it didn't show up on search when I looked)