True Black Dye

[Shioban]

Really?
I mean...really? Compared to 1.0 this is a wonderland of rainbows. One of my extremely numerous pet peeves is the new direction of over-saturation they gave it over the natural look (without grime and grit other games try to do) they where going for before.

^ This.

1.23's natrual and strict approach to colours/gear-designs was a breath of fresh air, I absolutley loved it . ARR sort of deviated from that *cough* Crystal Tower.

For those who missed out this is how the 1.23 Character Creation System greeted you to your class choices;

So, almost a year after the release and still no true black dye?
What are you waiting for SE?
Dont come saying that lame soot black is a true black because dont even get close.

It depends on the piece of gear.

Some pieces of gear dye based on the material you're dying onto, as per the development teams intention.
So cloth will sometimes dye a more greyish colour.

Some gear will dye solid black, such as leather;

[Klandestineone]

I would like the choice of the white color that comes naturally with the spring skirt.

[Genz]

The dev team is allergic to colors that aren't washed out and unsaturated.

Yeah, I still want my black skin back, instead of this grey... =(

Well, it's not the worst skin color, at least. The washed out blue skins for roegadyn are just awful.

[SeleneVenizelos]

Those saying we have no 'real' blacks, could you provide some examples of what you mean? When I dye gear like Militia Tights or the boots Shioban has on display black, I am very satisfied with the result. Anything more black and it would look like somebody has used MS Paint to colour over the shoes; not a look I'm fond of. I've agreed with the shading issue in numerous posts when it comes to other colours or dyed gear losing it's gleam, but this seems like making an issue out of nothing imo. Soot Black looks a realistic black on everything I've tried dying.

Throw in a random non-leather example (as Shioban provided one):



Black Hempen Top, black Spring Skirt. Seems black to me?

[Nekomataya]

Sorry for going off-topic, but... which pants are those? >.>;

[WellFooled]

oot Black looks a realistic black on everything I've tried dying.
Seems black to me?

These are my same thoughts whenever I see this topic pop up. I must be missing something :x

I haven't examined soot black under every condition, but I think it could just be that daylight makes it appear as a lighter shade.

[SeleneVenizelos]

I haven't examined soot black under every condition, but I think it could just be that daylight makes it appear as a lighter shade.

You know, I was thinking just that and went to play about some more. For the life of me, everything I dye black in sunlight looks black with a subtle sheen from the light hitting it. Another few examples (ignore the fact my hair has changed since the last screenshot, these are taken with a trip to the Aesthetician between the previous pic):

Leatherworker set minus the body since it's already black by default:


Militia Tights, a regular example used that dying shades are bad, with some Cloth based gloves:


Even the full dyed Drachen Armour looks black and retains its metallic sheen:


I can only surmise that people who think this isn't black don't have much experience with sunlight and its effects on colour...

[Shioban]

Sorry for going off-topic, but... which pants are those? >.>;

Highlander Male [Race Specific Equipment].

Hempen Underpants (hence the bulge)

[Wadoka]

I'm sure it irritates the crap out of all the people who do conjoined names I see, like "Joeblow Theblack - to find out they're really "Joeblow Thesortablack" or "Joeblow Thereallydarkgray"

I can deal with it

[Nekomataya]

Highlander Male [Race Specific Equipment].

Hempen Underpants (hence the bulge)

Thanks for the answer ^^ shame I won't be able to make my male Miqo'te character wear those and have it look the same.