Shiny Dyes

Turelus

Just wondering if anyone else is annoyed by the fact almost all dyes seem to make gear shiny?

I just dyed some Soul Shriven robes for a laugh with my new character and now the ropes on them glisten in the light. I can understand on metal parts why there would be a shining effect but on clothes it really seems out of place.

k9mouse

I agree, I like the dirty, well used gritty look. I do not like the shiny dyes.

Zershar_Vemod

Not annoyed at all.

I'm more annoyed that "white" looks like some sort of beige on certain robes and then said robes were dropped in sewage.

olsborg

I find it hardest of all to make a gritty dirty none shiny look. Preferably default colors leather etc. Yes, too much shine on rarer colors

ItsGlaive

Agreed. This isn't the 80s, please remove the gloss from our clothes, I don't want to look too fabulous.

Turelus

Glad I am not the only one bothered by it then.

I would be happy with a nice mix between gloss/matt dyes. That could even be a way for ZOS to add more dyes over time.

Wolfenbelle

I don't care about the shine. What bothers me is two things: (1) Way too often the color you get on a piece of armor looks nothing like the color swatch on the palette. (2) Too many colors look identical in the swatches on the palette.

naturn

Wolfenbelle wrote: »

I don't care about the shine. What bothers me is two things: (1) Way too often the color you get on a piece of armor looks nothing like the color swatch on the palette. (2) Too many colors look identical in the swatches on the palette.

I agree with you Wolfenbelle. But I also kind of like the shine. Too often the colors just blend in with each other or look very different once applied. We really need an option to make each color glossy/shiny or mat/dull too so all are happier.

SlayerSyrena

I'd be more annoyed if some of the dyes did not have that shiny quality. There are already plenty of dyes that look very plain, with no gloss or shine to them at all.

Turelus

SlayerSyrena wrote: »

I'd be more annoyed if some of the dyes did not have that shiny quality. There are already plenty of dyes that look very plain, with no gloss or shine to them at all.

This doesn't seem to be the case with many of the darker shades however. The lighter pastel colours tend to have no shimmer to them, however as the colours get stronger/darker they start to pick up the shine effect.

The part that bugs me most is how it makes material on armours like rope, cloth, bone glimmer like it's a gemstone or metal.

Psychobunni

I'm opposite I guess, I don't mind the shine so much as I mind the faded out look in the middle of my pants legs (light armor) that makes dying them almost pointless. Some clothing just doesn't dye well I guess, but with all my other pieces looking bright and clean and my pants looking like I ripped them off a dead body, its kinda depressing

Moonshadow66

Zershar_Vemod wrote: »

Not annoyed at all.

I'm more annoyed that "white" looks like some sort of beige on certain robes and then said robes were dropped in sewage.

Maybe white dyed (light) armor will turn actually white now when we launder it

But seriously, this annoys me, too.

Natjur

One time use Shiny Dyes most likely will be crown store items

Lylith

coldharbour black usually results in a suitably gritty look, imho.

armor looks worn and somewhat beaten up, like you've actually survived a few encounters.

Zershar_Vemod

Raygee wrote: »

Zershar_Vemod wrote: »

Not annoyed at all.

I'm more annoyed that "white" looks like some sort of beige on certain robes and then said robes were dropped in sewage.

Maybe white dyed (light) armor will turn actually white now when we launder it

But seriously, this annoys me, too.

*slow clap*

mystery13x

Nooooo. I love the shiny dyes. Leave my shiny purple and teal alone.

Flameheart

Depends on the dye. Some don't look that great, but Warrior Steel looks pretty awesome in my eyes in combination with some sort of black. The shiny glance of Warrior Steel depends heavily on lighting and point of view.

AlienSlof

I like my shiny! I'd like more shiny and iridescent dyes. I'm a bit of a magpie when it comes to colourful, shiny things. And iridescence.

Aerius_Sygale

Xabien wrote: »

Agreed. This isn't the 80s, please remove the gloss from our clothes, I don't want to look too fabulous.

Ugh, they already made it waaaaay duller and more boring looking than what it used to be like, some times they just have to stop listening to the handful of particular whiners and stop ruining the game! >_<'

If you hate the lovely, lustrous sheen, then use the crummy "Common" dyes that are available... -_-