Shield dyes in 1.6?
LordTareq
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I'm not quite invested enough to listen through all ESO lives and developer posts on the upcoming 1.6 notes, but I was just wondering if anyone knows if any mention has been made of those 63 pages of patchnotes including something on dying our shields? At the moment my aesthetically pleasing dyed armour is ruined by the mismatching colours of my shield 
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dharbert✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No. No dyed weapons either, thankfully. Although I do wish that my shield and weapons didn't automatically turn purple when upgrading them.Edited by dharbert on January 20, 2015 11:53PM1 -
LordTareq✭✭✭✭✭Thanks for the replies, hopefully they'll consider it for the future.No. No dyed weapons either, thankfully. Although I do wish that my shield and weapons didn't automatically turn purple when upgrading them.
While dyed weapons would be unnessesary imo, I would like to have the option to pick a basic 'iron' colour when crafting a weapon instead of the purplish of greenish hues some crafting tiers have.0 -
TheBastion✭✭✭
I suppose he/she feels that giving players the ability to dye their weapons is a little ridiculous and far-fetched.
However, I made mention of weapon/shield/bow/stave dyes in a thread I made recently. I called the process Weapon Gilding. It's an actual thing in metallurgy when decorating metal pieces.
But, I digress.
Putting 'dye' on weapons isn't as far fetched as one would think. Though, understandably, you can only 'gild' a metallic item with powder made from another metal.
Though, given the colors of metals on ESO having purple, green or even blue hues... I suppose that sort of gilding is possible.
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Alphashado✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I think it would be perfectly reasonable to dye shields. They have been painted with house colors, logos, icons and every imaginable color throughout history.6 -
dharbert✭✭✭✭✭
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You know why. There would be hot pink and neon green shields, dual wield, and two-handers all over the place.1 -
Alphashado✭✭✭✭✭
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You know why. There would be hot pink and neon green shields, dual wield, and two-handers all over the place.
That's what the critics said when dyed armor was announced. Yet you don't see it very often in ESO at all.
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Jaxsun✭✭✭✭
You know why. There would be hot pink and neon green shields, dual wield, and two-handers all over the place.
Why would that matter in the least?0 -
TheShadowScout✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Shields dye and perhaps even heraldry options would be just an extension of the armor dye system, and historically supported.
Weapon dye... well... it would make a lot of sense for the hilt - crossguard/pommel metal or shaft wood, grip bindings leather, and decorations gem/metal color (where applicable)?
That way the "business" part (blade, axe/macehead) would not be colorable, but remain dependent on the metal it was forged from.
And incidentally prevent the much feared bright neon blade wielders... (and we know they are out there, though I must say, less of them in ESO then some other games I have seen)1 -
Jaxsun✭✭✭✭TheShadowScout wrote: »Shields dye and perhaps even heraldry options would be just an extension of the armor dye system, and historically supported.
Weapon dye... well... it would make a lot of sense for the hilt - crossguard/pommel metal or shaft wood, grip bindings leather, and decorations gem/metal color (where applicable)?
That way the "business" part (blade, axe/macehead) would not be colorable, but remain dependent on the metal it was forged from.
And incidentally prevent the much feared bright neon blade wielders... (and we know they are out there, though I must say, less of them in ESO then some other games I have seen)
Why would people give 2 *** about the color of someone else's gear?0 -
Lynx7386✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭That way the "business" part (blade, axe/macehead) would not be colorable, but remain dependent on the metal it was forged from.
Except the color of a blade in this game has nothing to do with the material it was forged from, it's all about the upgrade level.
Some players would like to be able to use a weapon that actually looks like it's made of steel or even bronze, but right now if you upgrade a weapon to epic or legendary quality it turns green, purple, blue, or any other ridiculous hue.
Now, that said, I do rather like the green blade color on my ancient elf greatsword, but in my mind it looks like it's made out of some kind of stone rather than metal (Like the maori made weapons out of jade stone).
And, as previously stated, everyone thought we'd be seeing hot pink bronies running around when armor dyes were announced, but I dont think I've seen a single pink-armored character yet. The current color palette we have access to would work just as well for weapons as it does for armor.PS4 / NA
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You know why. There would be hot pink and neon green shields, dual wield, and two-handers all over the place.
If armor coloring is any indication of player taste the majority of weapon colors would be black or dark red.
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Rev Rielle✭✭✭✭✭
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You know why. There would be hot pink and neon green shields, dual wield, and two-handers all over the place.
This simply isn't true. The current evidence in-game points to the exact opposite. It is a common criticism but doesn't have any actual basis, especially in ESO.
Many people complained about a similar thing with dyed armour. However, you just have to have a look around and see that the vast, vast majority of people dye their armour a sensible colour. Add to this the fact that weapons and shields are significantly less visible than armour, and you see that really the argument holds no weight.
If not both, I especially hope shields will be able to be dyed one day.
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NotSo✭✭✭✭So hard to find aesthetically pleasing colors on weapons and shields. I nEEEED DIS.Gar'Sol the Wanderer VR14 Khajiit Sorcerer Spellblade1 -
Ouranos✭TheShadowScout wrote: »Shields dye and perhaps even heraldry options would be just an extension of the armor dye system, and historically supported.
Weapon dye... well... it would make a lot of sense for the hilt - crossguard/pommel metal or shaft wood, grip bindings leather, and decorations gem/metal color (where applicable)?
That way the "business" part (blade, axe/macehead) would not be colorable, but remain dependent on the metal it was forged from.
And incidentally prevent the much feared bright neon blade wielders... (and we know they are out there, though I must say, less of them in ESO then some other games I have seen)
Why would people give 2 *** about the color of someone else's gear?
Well, a lot of ESO's focus is on immersion. We see this in a lot of their design choices--a more visual crafting/harvesting system, combat, etc. So, when this stuff comes up, it breaks immersion a bit, and that's probably why it bothers some (many?) people.
TBH, I think after everyone got used to the dye system, they realized how crazy they look when they're all neon. It's becoming less common from what I've seen.0 -
Iago✭✭✭✭✭I wish my swords looked like swords. Nice shiny metal.... Shiny is good purplish black makes them look as if I scavenged them from a house fire.
If they did give us weapon dyes they could limit them to Gold, and various shades of grey..... Shiny grey.... Shiny is good.That which we obtain to cheap we esteem to lightly, it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
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Mordria✭✭✭✭Shield dyeing would be nice. I usually dye the armor to match the shield or get as close to the colors as possible.0 -
Lord_Draevan✭✭✭✭✭
✭As I always say when the topic of dyeing weapons and shields is brought up, I'd like at least to be able to revert them to previous tier colours.
Example: revert a Voidsteel Greatsword from V14 purple to the grey of lvl 1-16 iron weapons.I'm a man of few words. Any questions?NA/PC server0 -
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✭✭✭✭kinda sad. This black dwemer shield doesn't have color synergy with my golden-white paladin armor 0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I wish my swords looked like swords. Nice shiny metal.... Shiny is good purplish black makes them look as if I scavenged them from a house fire.
If they did give us weapon dyes they could limit them to Gold, and various shades of grey..... Shiny grey.... Shiny is good.
Also black... because Ebony is still a thing.0