Rare dyes obtainable through other means?

Hello my fellow Eorzeans!

So after about a month of sending my i110 retainer on quick ventures hoping for some metallic dyes with no luck, I was thinking since they have been out for a while now that SE could allow them to be obtained through different means.

How about through the gold saucer? I realize that everyone is going for the mounts/minions and vanity gear, but I think it would be great to be able to buy the rare dyes with MGP. After all FFXIV has enough RNG. Waiting for my ratainer to bring me the metallic silver dye for 6 months... a year even seems silly. Instead of the random factor I would like to be able to work for it by playing cards, racing, or just casually doing some mini games while queued for other stuff. Not to mention the mini cactpot in which I've won twice in a row now. What does everyone think?

I can get behind this idea. Especially if you include the cash shop dyes as well.

I'd love it if they'd do this. I've been trying for the pure white dye for quite a while too, never seen it once. Seen other players give up on the dyes entirely.

Dyes for MGP? I'll throw my vote into the hat.

Yes please! I've been spanking my retainers each time they fail to return with White Dyes. Save them!

Damn! I totally forgot about those dyes since I haven't seen them in months! I never did get a Black dye. I got a little of the others, but now I haven't gotten any in a very long time. I have 3 retainers with levels 100, 80 & 70 and new one I just started. I should've gotten something by now. We definitely need a new way to attain those dyes and NOT Cash Shop!

I'd support this as well. It seems really strange to me that you can get your i120->i130 items for basically free now with CT weekly OR through doing coils, but dyes only have one option that is ridiculously RNG grindy? I've really been wanting some pure white dye but my retainer really hasn't been working out for that either and it'd be nice to have another option.

How about change to allow selling those dyes on MB. Some of them are just taking up my retainer spaces and I don't think I will ever use them. I did consider to throw them away but since they are obtained randomly, it feels not right to just drop them.

I support this as well~ :)

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Originally Posted by JellyBelly

How about change to allow selling those dyes on MB. Some of them are just taking up my retainer spaces and I don't think I will ever use them. I did consider to throw them away but since they are obtained randomly, it feels not right to just drop them.

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The hilarious part is that the item description calls them "rare and expensive".

"Oh these are super expensive!"

"Can I sell them or trade them to see that?"

"AHAHAHAHA NO."

Or maybe set up a system where people can trade 2 or 3 unwanted rare dyes to an NPC in exchange for a rare dye that they want.

I like this thread and the suggestions.

+upvote

I have over 100 pots of silver and gold, 90+ of black and white. I've already gotten 20-30 of each pastel. I wish they'd stop. at least fish I can desynth.

Not a bad recommendation.

I'm in need of some dyes myself and I'm quite low on Ventures...
My GC Seals have been going towards Bombard Cores and my Allied Seals towards Unstained Logs making Ventures hard to come by for me.

So another method to obtaining them would definitely be welcome.

It's been quite a while, so the prestige aspect of the dyes has long gone. I can definitely get behind something like this for something as irrelevant as the dyes. Those of us that already have a stockpile of them really wouldn't be affected since... saves us MGP? Actually, it might help those of us that have some, since that means we can free up retainer/inventory space knowing that there's a concrete means to get them if we ever need it LOL.

If it's still supposed to be a prestigious thing, I really don't see why it can't be an expensive prize then. 5k per? 10k? Higher might honestly be a bit much if its a 1-per thing lol.

I agree, add the cash shop ones too. I don't really like the RGB metallic ones anyway but it seems a little unfair to have them cash shop only. Dyes could easily be something that could continuously be added to gold saucer to keep interest going in future patches as once everyone gets the pieces they want or give up on Fenrir mount, it will be empty (current issues with triad card tournament and lack of reward/time for chocobo racing investment and racing) except for hoards of people getting their weekly lotto and daily scratchcard.

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Originally Posted by Aphel

Or maybe set up a system where people can trade 2 or 3 unwanted rare dyes to an NPC in exchange for a rare dye that they want.

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We can’t promise that we can make this happen, but we relayed your suggestion to the dev. team. Thanks for the idea!

Great suggestion! And thanks for the reply Zhexos!

I approve of this, I want at least one pot of Pure White, considering all my retainer brings me back are HQ Melathor Goby's, this can be an issue...

I also approve of the trade-in idea, the Twelve know I have enough Metallic Silver dye.

A trade in system is 'fine....if, and only IF, your retainer brings back dyes at all. There is little to no point in creating an exchange feature when the acquisition of dyes is so RNG that obtaining them seems to be a never ending grind of ventures followed by more disappointment.

I just want to know the Retainer level requirements to be able to get them at all.

If you don't get any dye, you aren't playing enough.

The system idea is a good one.

Currently my retainers have il103, gathering 408 BTN and gathering 349 FSH and they can bring them back.

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Originally Posted by EZ5902

Currently my retainers have il103, gathering 408 BTN and gathering 349 FSH and they can bring them back.

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My retainers are both DoW, can they bring them back?

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Originally Posted by Kaiser-Ace

My retainers are both DoW, can they bring them back?

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Yes they can, il103 is higher than the actual item level needed, just got told by a friend il80 is the minimum amount.

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Originally Posted by EZ5902

Yes they can, il103 is higher than the actual item level needed, just got told by a friend il80 is the minimum amount.

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Thanks. :) Been wanting some silver and pitch black dye for a while so I reset my retainers to GLD and LNC (My only lvl 50s) so that I can max them out and slap some of my old gear on them. So A few weeks of retainer leveling and I should be good for the search then. (I hear quick ventures rewards are tied to item level as well so maybe I'll find even more cool stuff than normal)

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Originally Posted by Zhexos

We can’t promise that we can make this happen, but we relayed your suggestion to the dev. team. Thanks for the idea!

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maybe relay an increase in the dye retrieval rate?
I would much rather just have better odds then trading in unwanted dyes (although that is NOT a bad suggestion!! I will take anything lol)

-I have recieved literally enough fish to fill an ocean...twice
-enough copper nails to build a city
-enough sweet cream and butter to feed that city
-enough furniture to fill a city

but enough rare dye to dye 1 set of clothes...its wayyyy off lol,..please consider increasing retrieval rate as well!
many thanks! ♥

It's not that dyes drop very rarely - it's that the dyes we WANT seldom drop. I get gold dye every once in a while, however what I really wanted was silver!
And all those pink dyes and light purples and baby green's...... I'm never going to use those - at all.

I have no current use for MGP, having them sell metallic and pastel dyes would actually give me a never ending use for MGP.

So yeah. I'm for this idea.

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Originally Posted by Odstarva

It's not that dyes drop very rarely - it's that the dyes we WANT seldom drop. I get gold dye every once in a while, however what I really wanted was silver!
And all those pink dyes and light purples and baby green's...... I'm never going to use those - at all.

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Yeah, sick of getting gold and silver myself along with every pastel colour...... what i want is white and black.

I just want my retainer to stop bringing back walls and roofs. It's gotten to the point where I think we need have an intervention. People need those things, they can't just keep taking them.

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Originally Posted by Osteichthyes

I just want my retainer to stop bringing back walls and roofs. It's gotten to the point where I think we need have an intervention. People need those things, they can't just keep taking them.

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I know how you feel.
<Retainer Returns from venture>
<You Obtain Riviera Stone Walls (Mansion)>
Me: Uuuh, Zeymah...... Have you been robing people's houses again? You're really not helping the "Dusk Whites are crooks and thieves" stereotype doing that pall.