Dye Weapons with Morrowind?

AlMcFly · January 2017

So...ZOS...can you let us know if we can dye weapons with the Morrowind release? Pretty please? I personally think it is LONG overdue.

Look at how many people want this already:

AlMcFly · January 2017

YES

I think most of us are tired of carrying around Red weapons amirite?

I'd appreciate if forum-respondents would add a comment to this thread as well if it's important to them, as I'm already seeing a flood of expansion question threads answered, yet being asked again multiple times, pushing this off the first page.

LiquidSchwartz · January 2017

YES

This should have been done with shields

mokshai · January 2017

YES

AlMcFly wrote: »

I think most of us are tired of carrying around Red weapons amirite?

I circumvented this with the Frostcaster motif. Now my swords are bright blue lol.

NewBlacksmurf · January 2017

NO

I really don't want color dyes added

I do want to be able to use the artwork from other materials and that changes the color and look on weapons more realistically IMO

starkerealm · January 2017

YES

mokshai wrote: »

AlMcFly wrote: »

I think most of us are tired of carrying around Red weapons amirite?

I circumvented this with the Frostcaster motif. Now my swords are bright blue lol.

With vivid red wiring at their hilts. Check it out, it's there.

Donum-Dei · January 2017

YES

I always ponder in the idea.
As to why, in the world, they din't already add it in the previous update with dye options.

theher0not · January 2017

YES

I want my pink sword.

Siekobilly_ESO · January 2017

YES

Certain parts of shields/weapons should be dyable. Much like back in the days of UO when Kite Shields could be dyed. Can't remember if any of the weapons would take dye though. Would be neat.

AlMcFly · February 2017

YES

SO to those 5 people who say they don't want the ability to dye weapons. We ALREADY are able to dye armor and shields. Dying weapons crosses the line for you?

Anacario · February 2017

YES

Siekobilly_ESO wrote: »

Certain parts of shields/weapons should be dyable. Much like back in the days of UO when Kite Shields could be dyed. Can't remember if any of the weapons would take dye though. Would be neat.

Shields are already dyable, have been for almost a year now, I think. All we need is the other half now!

Rajajshka · February 2017

YES

I'm really tired of the ugly red weapons, they go horribly with some armour dyes

NewBlacksmurf · February 2017

NO

AlMcFly wrote: »

SO to those 5 people who say they don't want the ability to dye weapons. We ALREADY are able to dye armor and shields. Dying weapons crosses the line for you?

@AlMcFly

1. Armor and shields already had dyes prior to it being added. We just couldn't change it.
2. Weapons however, don't already have dyes so, to me it's a big different thing but I also don't believe that random colors are better than actual materials

VerboseQuips · February 2017

YES

The Mountain is already Red. Our weapons need not be.

AlMcFly · February 2017

YES

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

AlMcFly wrote: »

SO to those 5 people who say they don't want the ability to dye weapons. We ALREADY are able to dye armor and shields. Dying weapons crosses the line for you?

@AlMcFly

1. Armor and shields already had dyes prior to it being added. We just couldn't change it.
2. Weapons however, don't already have dyes so, to me it's a big different thing but I also don't believe that random colors are better than actual materials

I see what you're saying. Because Armor and Shields had a variety of dye palettes already before the dye system was introduced, it was easier to implement them into the dye system, and not weapons. Still, just because something requires more work doesn't mean it should be avoided. Releasing Armor dying alone was like releasing an incomplete feature update. Later releasing shields, and not weapons, further emphasized how incomplete this feature is.

Siekobilly_ESO · February 2017

YES

Anacario wrote: »

Shields are already dyable, have been for almost a year now, I think. All we need is the other half now!

Ah, awesome. That's good to know. I've been away for a while, so I've missed a lot of the updates.

stevepdodson_ESO888 · February 2017

AlMcFly wrote: »

So...ZOS...can you let us know if we can dye weapons with the Morrowind release? Pretty please? I personally think it is LONG overdue.

Look at how many people want this already:

need my "Other" option

reason: your weapons will no longer be red as they will raise the armour cap to CP180 or 200 and make use of yet another material that has a different colour (pure speculation and conjecture on my part by the way)

AlMcFly · February 2017

YES

stevepdodson_ESO888 wrote: »

AlMcFly wrote: »

So...ZOS...can you let us know if we can dye weapons with the Morrowind release? Pretty please? I personally think it is LONG overdue.

Look at how many people want this already:

need my "Other" option

reason: your weapons will no longer be red as they will raise the armour cap to CP180 or 200 and make use of yet another material that has a different colour (pure speculation and conjecture on my part by the way)

If Morrowind themed, it's probably just going to change into a darker Red...*cries* ZOS could completely troll us and make the new crafting material neon green.

stevepdodson_ESO888 · February 2017

AlMcFly wrote: »

stevepdodson_ESO888 wrote: »

AlMcFly wrote: »

So...ZOS...can you let us know if we can dye weapons with the Morrowind release? Pretty please? I personally think it is LONG overdue.

Look at how many people want this already:

need my "Other" option

reason: your weapons will no longer be red as they will raise the armour cap to CP180 or 200 and make use of yet another material that has a different colour (pure speculation and conjecture on my part by the way)

If Morrowind themed, it's probably just going to change into a darker Red...*cries* ZOS could completely troll us and make the new crafting material neon green.

now that i could live with.... "aciiiiiiid"

Draconerus · February 2017

YES

More customization is NEVER a bad thing.

Cinbri · February 2017

YES

Please.
P.S.: not on a single screenshot of Morrowind you will find red weapon..

AlMcFly · February 2017

YES

Cinbri wrote: »

Please.
P.S.: not on a single screenshot of Morrowind you will find red weapon..

That's promising news so far.

AlMcFly · February 2017

YES

Bump. If thread doesn't get exposure, ZOS won't think it's important to us.

Just a single Google search shows our continued desire for this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/3ncx75/pc_if_you_cant_dye_weapons_then_why_is_everybody/

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/124218/let-us-dye-weapons-and-shields

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/286649/weapon-dyes

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/258315/weapon-dyeing

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/206010/can-you-dye-weapons

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/211130/weapon-dyes

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/119343/custom-color-weapons-and-shields

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/171670/it-appears-weapon-dying-will-be-coming-to-eso

Ajaxduo · February 2017

YES

AlMcFly wrote: »

So...ZOS...can you let us know if we can dye weapons with the Morrowind release? Pretty please? I personally think it is LONG overdue.

Look at how many people want this already:

I freakin' hope so, it's about darn time!

NewBlacksmurf · February 2017

NO

AlMcFly wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

AlMcFly wrote: »

SO to those 5 people who say they don't want the ability to dye weapons. We ALREADY are able to dye armor and shields. Dying weapons crosses the line for you?

@AlMcFly

1. Armor and shields already had dyes prior to it being added. We just couldn't change it.
2. Weapons however, don't already have dyes so, to me it's a big different thing but I also don't believe that random colors are better than actual materials

I see what you're saying. Because Armor and Shields had a variety of dye palettes already before the dye system was introduced, it was easier to implement them into the dye system, and not weapons. Still, just because something requires more work doesn't mean it should be avoided. Releasing Armor dying alone was like releasing an incomplete feature update. Later releasing shields, and not weapons, further emphasized how incomplete this feature is.

@AlMcFly

I think the bigger idea is is it possible?
I've never seen weapons with different color ever...only the material and motif variances so if it never existed, weapon dye isn't the request

It becomes redesigning and reskinning everything where weapons appear.

Just my speculation

Abeille · February 2017

YES

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

AlMcFly wrote: »

SO to those 5 people who say they don't want the ability to dye weapons. We ALREADY are able to dye armor and shields. Dying weapons crosses the line for you?

@AlMcFly

1. Armor and shields already had dyes prior to it being added. We just couldn't change it.
2. Weapons however, don't already have dyes so, to me it's a big different thing but I also don't believe that random colors are better than actual materials

Yes, they do, on the same way that armor and shields had before they could be dyed: They depend on material.

Pic for reference showing the three areas that would be affected by dyeing:

Kazya · February 2017

YES

A yes with a bit of a reservation,

I would love if they let us dye weapon, though I wouldn't want it to be depending on having Morrowind. Rather that it could come to the base game when Morrowind goes live (or preferable before that ;P ) so that Everyone can have access to it, regardles if they buy expension or not

NewBlacksmurf · February 2017

NO

Abeille wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

AlMcFly wrote: »

SO to those 5 people who say they don't want the ability to dye weapons. We ALREADY are able to dye armor and shields. Dying weapons crosses the line for you?

@AlMcFly

1. Armor and shields already had dyes prior to it being added. We just couldn't change it.
2. Weapons however, don't already have dyes so, to me it's a big different thing but I also don't believe that random colors are better than actual materials

Yes, they do, on the same way that armor and shields had before they could be dyed: They depend on material.

Pic for reference showing the three areas that would be affected by dyeing:

@Abeille

We are saying the same thing. Your context is better tho. There is a difference tho. Armor of the same material and motif would appear in different colors where weapons don't vary. It's only material and motif with the same color

Abeille · February 2017

YES

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

AlMcFly wrote: »

SO to those 5 people who say they don't want the ability to dye weapons. We ALREADY are able to dye armor and shields. Dying weapons crosses the line for you?

@AlMcFly

1. Armor and shields already had dyes prior to it being added. We just couldn't change it.
2. Weapons however, don't already have dyes so, to me it's a big different thing but I also don't believe that random colors are better than actual materials

Yes, they do, on the same way that armor and shields had before they could be dyed: They depend on material.

Pic for reference showing the three areas that would be affected by dyeing:

@Abeille

We are saying the same thing. Your context is better tho

I don't think we are saying the same thing. You said that shields and armor already had dyes before dyeing them was possible and that's not the case with weapons. I'm saying that it is the case with weapons. They too have dyes, we just can't change it, it is the same case armor and shields were in prior to dyes being added.

AlMcFly · February 2017

YES

Abeille wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

AlMcFly wrote: »

SO to those 5 people who say they don't want the ability to dye weapons. We ALREADY are able to dye armor and shields. Dying weapons crosses the line for you?

@AlMcFly

1. Armor and shields already had dyes prior to it being added. We just couldn't change it.
2. Weapons however, don't already have dyes so, to me it's a big different thing but I also don't believe that random colors are better than actual materials

Yes, they do, on the same way that armor and shields had before they could be dyed: They depend on material.

Pic for reference showing the three areas that would be affected by dyeing:

@Abeille

We are saying the same thing. Your context is better tho

I don't think we are saying the same thing. You said that shields and armor already had dyes before dyeing them was possible and that's not the case with weapons. I'm saying that it is the case with weapons. They too have dyes, we just can't change it, it is the same case armor and shields were in prior to dyes being added.

Yes, weapons already have color palettes. For example:

An Iron Imperial Greatsword is a different color than an Orichalcum Imperial Greatsword. They are literally the same base weapon model though, just differ in color. Weapons generally only have three model variations in each motif, but many many material options (ie: colors).

Abeille · February 2017

YES

AlMcFly wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

AlMcFly wrote: »

SO to those 5 people who say they don't want the ability to dye weapons. We ALREADY are able to dye armor and shields. Dying weapons crosses the line for you?

@AlMcFly

1. Armor and shields already had dyes prior to it being added. We just couldn't change it.
2. Weapons however, don't already have dyes so, to me it's a big different thing but I also don't believe that random colors are better than actual materials

Yes, they do, on the same way that armor and shields had before they could be dyed: They depend on material.

Pic for reference showing the three areas that would be affected by dyeing:

@Abeille

We are saying the same thing. Your context is better tho

I don't think we are saying the same thing. You said that shields and armor already had dyes before dyeing them was possible and that's not the case with weapons. I'm saying that it is the case with weapons. They too have dyes, we just can't change it, it is the same case armor and shields were in prior to dyes being added.

Yes, weapons already have color palettes. For example:

An Iron Imperial Greatsword is a different color than an Orichalcum Imperial Greatsword. They are literally the same base weapon model though, just differ in color. Weapons generally only have three model variations in each motif, but many many material options (ie: colors).

Exactly.
Months ago, during an ESO Live, they said that weapon dyeing caused many heated discussions among the dev team.
There are two things that are connected to weapon dyeing that I can see causing them to argue: Which colors will be available and how they will monetize it.

Given the recent issue with subscribers feeling that their subscription lost value now that we will get a max of 3 DLCs a year instead of four, since the Expansions took the slot for the Q2 DLC, I can see it being added as an ESO+ perk like costume dyeing.

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