Dye AF/Allagan in 2.2

So, I remember at one point they said we would be allowed to dye AF... so, can we have this function with the upcoming vanity system in 2.2? I want to be able to dye AF/AF2/Allagan/AF3/Allagan2.

Being able to look slightly different from everyone else wearing the same armor would be pretty dope.

In b4 PLDs in full black armor trying to rp as DRK.

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Originally Posted by OPneedNerfs

In b4 PLDs in full black armor trying to rp as DRK.

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You mean DRG(s) because pld armor looks far too "valiant" for DRK - RP

Also, doesn't matter. Color choice is better than no color choice >.>; even if that means you see all white mages in black af >.>;

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Originally Posted by Mardel

You mean DRG(s) because pld armor looks far too "valiant" for DRK - RP

Also, doesn't matter. Color choice is better than no color choice >.>; even if that means you see all white mages in black af >.>;

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Or BLMs in white AF... I like how we will be able to dye those armors tho, I can finally not be blue/white on my pally.

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Originally Posted by Mardel

So, I remember at one point they said we would be allowed to dye AF.

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Not that i don't believe you but could you provide the source of this?
I wanna see it with my own eyes.

I don't believe they have said such a thing. I think they will never allow it personally. Think about it, these jobs have iconic looks like the black mage costume for instance. If they allow us to color it then we have exhausted all of the color options they have in the future. AF13 will look like AF1 but different color.

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Originally Posted by Mardel

Also, doesn't matter. Color choice is better than no color choice >.>; even if that means you see all white mages in black af >.>;

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I'm glad i'm not the only one that wants to dye her toons whm AF black. :X

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Originally Posted by OPneedNerfs

In b4 PLDs in full black armor trying to rp as DRK.

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odin armor does the trick

the 1 thing i will do in 2.3 is changing the color of the bard af2 from PIIIIIIIIINK to ANYTHINGOTHERTHANPINK

now if only could dye weapons :rolleyes:

They don't necessarily need to make the entire piece of armour change colour, but just the accents. For example, dying Paladin AF myth gear would just change the blue parts, leaving the distinct white armour the same to keep the paladiny-look.

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Originally Posted by Royal

I don't believe they have said such a thing. I think they will never allow it personally. Think about it, these jobs have iconic looks like the black mage costume for instance. If they allow us to color it then we have exhausted all of the color options they have in the future. AF13 will look like AF1 but different color.

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Not letting us dye AF because "we'll exhaust their future color options" is honestly a really lame excuse. Aside from that, SE has already shown that they will create entirely new AF armor instead of just recoloring it ad infinitum which is nice. I'll be disappointed yet again though if they disallow dyeing options again. I'm sure plenty of BLMs would have at least liked to redye their gear to have classic BLM colors as the BLM npc in Ul'dah.

Made me dig it up, from Nov. 2012.'


I'll give out some free spoons to the non-believers. Feel free to eat your words at your own pace.

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Q: Will we be able to dye artifact and sentinel armor or gear with yellow or green item names?
A: There’ll be dyes that you can readily buy from NPCs, and then those that can only be made through the combined effort of gatherers and crafters. Dyes won’t be permanent--you’ll be able to dye your equipment over and over again. So let’s say you’ve been wearing red all week and feel like a change. It’d be a simple matter to recolor it yellow.

There’ll be 24 colors at the start, I believe. In addition, there will be rare shades. In order to make these, you’ll need the expertise of gatherers and crafters. If someone happens to be selling the color you want at the market wards, you can also get a hold of it there. Players will have a lot of freedom.

Also, I’m aware of the community discussion on using sliders to choose colors during character creation. The problem with this is that the tip of the polygon, called vertex color, which functions as the visual representation of the color selected is easily distorted by lighting. Therefore, we’re limiting the color selection to bring out the best of each color. Technically, we can implement all 65,535 colors, but realistically speaking, it’s impossible to tell the difference between similar colors.

Also, you won’t be able to color every single area on your armor. For example, if there’s a bit of chainmail showing around the arms, that bit of chainmail won’t be dyeable. This is because--let's be honest here--if I colored myself entirely in yellow, I won’t look that cool. Our character modelers decide what parts can or can’t be dyed, and this is a very involved task.

To answer the part on dyeing artifacts, we plan on keeping their colors as they are for a while. This is because we want to preserve their image, especially early on. Eventually, when people get used to the design or new sets of artifacts are introduced, the option to change colors will become available. That’s our current plan.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...IV-Q-A-Summary

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