Changes to Gear Dying

[Kiara]

new update from JP rep regarding Gear Dying.

copy/paste from my translation thread
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まず、HQ装備／マテリア装着した装備の着色加工についてですが、
どちらも着色加工を行っても、元の装備の状態を引き継ぎます。
+3の装備を着色加工すると、+3の着色された装備ができ、
マテリア装着を行った装備を着色加工すると、マテリア装着したままの着色された装備ができます
First off, regarding HQ equipment/materia attached equipment's dying; which ever you dye the original stats will be carried over.
If you dye a +3 equipment, it will create a +3 dyed equipment, if you dye a equipment with materia attached, it will keep the materia attached and dye the equipment.

Hi Reinheart,

Thanks for the translations again. This is *great* news.

Great to know we can change the color of our HQ Items without worry that we lose the HQ status on a 2nd "synth" (coloring).

[Pyretta_Blaze]

So glad to read this. I never thought color should = stats. Color should be cosmetic only. Stats should be by item type plus enhancements like materia.

I know this is a fantasy game and perhaps the dye was magic or something, but it didn't make sense that if I dye a Linen Coatee blue, it suddenly bestowed upon its wearer Control: +8.

[Vorn]

Wow, this is a relief. However doesn't it make hq Dye useless?

[Krausus]

Wow, this is a relief. However doesn't it make hq useless?

how so? with armor HQ only increases defense, with weapons it increases damage, HQ doesn't do anything to stat bonuses.

[Reinheart]

how so? with armor HQ only increases defense, with weapons it increases damage, HQ doesn't do anything to stat bonuses.

Guessing he's talking about HQ dye materials?

[Krausus]

Guessing he's talking about HQ dye materials?

ahh quite possible yeah guess HQ dye would be useless, hmm small price to pay imo.

[Vorn]

Yea oops dye +3, dunno how I left that out

And I'm ecstatic and relieved on the change! Thought SE would screw me for sure having to re meld gear in a dif color

[Rukkirii]

Hopefully we can clear up a few of the concerns that came up after the announcement was made.

In regards to dyeing HQ gear and materia-melded gear, dyeing these items will have no adverse affect on their stats. If you dye a +3 gear item, you’ll produce the same +3 gear but in a different color. If you dye gear with materia melded to it, you will have the same gear with the same materia but in a different color.

To dye equipment, simply select the materials and the desired dye from the synthesis menu. Once you begin synthesizing, the synthesis process will be skipped, and dyeing will succeed 100% of the time.

Regarding player requests to have NPCs handle dyeing equipment, we plan on allowing NPCs to dye equipment basic colors and crafters to dye equipment rare colors in version 2.0.


/happygalago

[Powercow]

To dye equipment, simply select the materials and the desired dye from the synthesis menu. Once you begin synthesizing, the synthesis process will be skipped, and dyeing will succeed 100% of the time.

Regarding player requests to have NPCs handle dyeing equipment, we plan on allowing NPCs to dye equipment basic colors and crafters to dye equipment rare colors in version 2.0.

The second part heavily implies it, but is there a minimum level requirement for a crafter to dye something? The first paragraph almost seems that since the dye process is guaranteed to succeed, you could do it at a significantly lower rank and have no problems.

If there is a minimum rank, are you able to tell us what it is?

[Airget]

The second part heavily implies it, but is there a minimum level requirement for a crafter to dye something? The first paragraph almost seems that since the dye process is guaranteed to succeed, you could do it at a significantly lower rank and have no problems.

If there is a minimum rank, are you able to tell us what it is?

I would assume yes, in terms that while they will allow basic colors to be dyed by NPC, if you want more "fancy" colors you'll need a crafter of the proper level to do it for you. It wouldn't make much sense if you could just put on a level 1 craft class and dye it yourself lol.

Think of dyeing like the current repair system, if you can repair it it's 100% success rate, if you can't repair it then you'll be unable to perform the task. Hopefully when they release the dyeing concept they'll allow people to seek dyeing through bazaar without having to trade to others in the same manner that they plan on allowing people to have melding happen through bazaars lol.