Quote Originally Posted by Galliano View Post
lol the answer to every question anywhere!

Is it possible to solve world hunger? don't worry, it's coming in 2.0!
Actually, and they have explained, the color of a piece of gear is actually directly tied to the gear itself. Instead of the game going "Okay, this a Toadskin Armguard. Now, what color is it? Pink? Okay paint it pink" instead it goes "Okay, what item is this? A Toadskin Armguard (Pink)? Alright, here's your Toadskin Armguard (Pink)".

Which means that to 'dye' a piece of gear a different color you are effectively crafting a new piece of gear, using the old one as material (so don't even try to dye your uncolored materia-melded gear, you WILL loose that materia).
Yes it is a failure of the system (which did not have dyes in the old days, even! To make stuff colored you needed a different set of mats, also the color of gear defined certain added abilities), however it is a failure that requires updating the game's graphic engine and the way gear is stored in it's database, what means that, essentially, it's a thing only 2.0 can fix