I agree.

I was asking for weapons dyes before we got dyes at all, and ZOS said something about Pink swords (not to me, on Reddit I think). Most of us don't want pink swords, we want swords that match our armour.

Shield dyes have been promised to us, but and this is a big but, we have been waiting for over three months since they said that and they still aren't here.

So Please ZOS let us dye our weapons and our shields.

I would REALLY LOVE to see this happen! Weapons and shields are so plain looking its saddening.

AlexDougherty wrote: »

So Please ZOS let us dye our weapons and our shields.

Weapons I am kind of Meh about, as they don't need to match my armor. We have a hilt and a blade, and all the blades are the color of the metal they are made from and I never see the hilt really.

However with Shields that is such a huge piece on our backs that it really looks out of place. I have solved this by picking shields in a different motif so the color goes with or provides a complimentary contrast (as opposed to a jarring contrast) to my characters armor.

Or, I just swap to my stick or daggers when running around then I don't have to see the shield.

AlexDougherty wrote: »

I agree.

I was asking for weapons dyes before we got dyes at all, and ZOS said something about Pink swords (not to me, on Reddit I think). Most of us don't want pink swords, we want swords that match our armour.

Shield dyes have been promised to us, but and this is a big but, we have been waiting for over three months since they said that and they still aren't here.

So Please ZOS let us dye our weapons and our shields.

Also, ZOS could just, you know, not add pink

I think weapons should be dyeable, but ONLY limited to tints of metals from ores in game. You should be able to tint a weapon using ingots in the game to hue the weapon of the color of that ingot (and nothing more).

BBSooner wrote: »

Preyfar wrote: »

I think weapons should be dyeable, but ONLY limited to tints of metals from ores in game. You should be able to tint a weapon using ingots in the game to hue the weapon of the color of that ingot (and nothing more).

Given the colors of all the items associated with blacksmithing in game you could probably make any color besides white. I assume this would only be suggested for blacksmithing weapons, since there's no reason to restrict a staff or bow based on material composition.

But why do weapons need to be different than armor? My clearly steel chest piece can be a glossy light blue but I'm supposed to somehow disbelieve that a sword can do the same? I don't really know why it's an issue in the first place, If the player armor color scheme is any indication then most weapons will likely be black/red/grey.

I agree! If I was in the medieval days and wanted to paint my damn sword blue, I'd paint my damn sword blue!! Why can't I paint a sword and armor in a color that suits my sigil? I want to represent where I come from and that includes painting my sword! I mean, painting it won't make it any less sharp :P

Preyfar wrote: »

I think weapons should be dyeable, but ONLY limited to tints of metals from ores in game. You should be able to tint a weapon using ingots in the game to hue the weapon of the color of that ingot (and nothing more).

Pretty much all most of us are asking for ZOS.

AlexDougherty wrote: »

Preyfar wrote: »

I think weapons should be dyeable, but ONLY limited to tints of metals from ores in game. You should be able to tint a weapon using ingots in the game to hue the weapon of the color of that ingot (and nothing more).

Pretty much all most of us are asking for ZOS.

But lets be honest, is it so crazy that a warrior would want to paint their blade a certain color? What could be the problem with that?

Nestor wrote: »

diabeticDemon18 wrote: »

I agree! If I was in the medieval days and wanted to paint my damn sword blue, I'd paint my damn sword blue!!

If you could invent a paint that would stay on a sword during combat, well, let's just say the only combat you would be doing is protecting all your riches from that invention. No metal coating I have ever seen is as permanent as the metal itself. Weapon dyes, if ever available, should be limited to metallic hues. It would unrealistic to me to paint a sword a color and then have that color stay on the blade. Staffs maybe, as they never really hit anything, but do block. Bows, sure. But the color of the wood is fine for me, it makes sense. Same with the color of the metal.

Which is why I am unconcerned about weapon dyes, it just does not make sense to me.

Special circumstance for reality shouldn't be made for weapons though. Under the same conditions of wear and tear no paint, dye, decorative plating of a painted or weaker metal, etc would last on a metal shield or armor that is sustaining blows routinely - so why raise the red flag for weapons.

Id even argue that the maces and axes could have portions painted and be far less likely to have paint chipped as the entire head of the weapon is not commonly used for combat.

But that's detail that goes against the set precedent of how metal armors are dyed - it doesn't matter the realistic implications of dying/painting my metal armor dark purple, no matter how much I'm hit it stays just as glossy as day 1.

Nestor wrote: »

BBSooner wrote: »

Under the same conditions of wear and tear no paint, dye, decorative plating of a painted or weaker metal, etc would last on a metal shield or armor that is sustaining blows routinely - so why raise the red flag for weapons.

Most Armors in the game are cloth or leather. Those are almost always dyed or stained. I agree it's weird that I should be able to dye my Heavy Armor, but I use colors that could be applied to a metal in the alloying process.

And if I wanted to play a game that would make me suspend all disbelief, I would play WOW (seriously, talking Panda's?) I like a little dose of reality to go with my fantasy.

I agree with the fantasy rooted in reality, but the precedent is already set that combat doesn't chip paint/gloss from metal with regards to our item coloring system - there shouldn't be any qualms in continuing with that theme.

Add to the fact that if a real world Smith could mix alloys to make a pink hued sword (possible), it should be a dose of reality that our smiths could at the very least be able to mix and match our Galatite/ebony/void/orichalc/etc to make a lot of varying shades of weapon colors.

kongkim wrote: »

No pink weapons :S

Read the thread!!

Most of us are asking for metal colours.

diabeticDemon18 wrote: »

AlexDougherty wrote: »

diabeticDemon18 wrote: »

AlexDougherty wrote: »

Preyfar wrote: »

I think weapons should be dyeable, but ONLY limited to tints of metals from ores in game. You should be able to tint a weapon using ingots in the game to hue the weapon of the color of that ingot (and nothing more).

Pretty much all most of us are asking for ZOS.

But lets be honest, is it so crazy that a warrior would want to paint their blade a certain color? What could be the problem with that?

Is it so crazy? No, I'm pretty sure people did this in the past.
Is it realistic to expect it to survive more than a few fight? (question you didn't ask) No, paint and even enamels would chip and fracture pretty quickly.
Do I personally have a problem with it? No, actually I don't, I would probably even do it, if it was included.
Does Mat Firor have a problem with it? Yes, which is why I keep saying metallic colours for weapons, if we keep it up we might get them. (people keep quoting him saying no pink swords)

Agreed, but then your armor paint should chip as well. Your armors are painted, yet they keep their color fine. Every time you take a hit, you would lose some paint. As for your other points, fair enough lol but maybe if we talked to him and gave him a legitimate reason as to why someone would want a pink sword then he would understand, if it was good enough? Other than that, I can deal with metallic colors if that's all we'll get

Actually you're right, armour enamel would chip, which is why historic accounts have squires applying enamel regularly, to repair the look of the armour. But if we aren't applying enamel regularly, then we could safely forget about having to reapply enamel to our weapons.

kongkim wrote: »

AlexDougherty wrote: »

kongkim wrote: »

No pink weapons :S

Read the thread!!

Most of us are asking for metal colours.

I know. just another way to say i agree then

Oh, ok, we agree then, no pink weapons.

I don't know about this, but it would be nice if my voidstone imperial sword wasn't purple as it is. Speaking of void stone... is that like a more refined version of Ebony? What exactly is Void Stone?

kongkim wrote: »

No pink weapons :S

Pink wouldn't be that big of a difference from the current purple VR14 weapons and shields...