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Why is my sword BLUE???
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MissBizz✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I would love to dye weapons (or paint them, or whatever you want to call it to make sense in your head to change the colour).
Please.
I want a sword coloured sword. Not a red sword.Lone Wolf HelpFor the solo players who know, sometimes you just need a hand.PC | NA | AD-DC-EP | Discord2 -
BigBragg✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Sadistic_Savior wrote: »This is mostly an incorrect statement. There are a few high level motifs that alter the look enough to hide the material, like the factions and glass to some extent. However the vast majority still showcase the material tier. You can always check eso-fashion.com to see photos of specific pieces in different teirs.
If he wants a gray sword, I can make him a gray sword, out of any level material. And from more than one motif.
I have most of the high level motifs...I use them on my characters all the time. And the look is consistent...anything where you have to buy the motif in pieces (as opposed to all-in-one motifs, like Deadric or Ancient Elf or Imperial) will usually have a consistent look independent of the material for the level.
http://eso.mmo-fashion.com/dark-brotherhood/
http://eso.mmo-fashion.com/dro-m-athra/
http://eso.mmo-fashion.com/minotaur/
http://eso.mmo-fashion.com/ebony/
http://eso.mmo-fashion.com/hollowjack/
http://eso.mmo-fashion.com/daggerfall-covenant/
http://eso.mmo-fashion.com/outlaw/
ect....that is not a comprehensive list. There are more than a "few"...I would say probably half the motifs in the game are like this. Those motifs will look the same regardless of material used.
I can actually sympathize with him, because I feel the same way. It's the main reason I made crafting a priority when I started playing years ago...I wanted to be able to make my own gear.
Most of those you linked will show as a colored tier. You need to click on the different tab to see it, like 10 is Rubedite. All that you listed will show the material except a again for the factions specific. The page links default to iron. I can go and craft most of those right now, and any made with Rubedite will be red, Voidsteel will be violet, et cetra. The Ancient Elf, Primal, and Dwemer styles will muddle the color a bit but it is still there.
Maybe I am doing it wrong, but all these show the materiel tier to me:
Edited by BigBragg on March 15, 2017 7:13PM1 -
Integral1900✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭One alternative is stalrim which is ice instead of that stupid red or maelstrom weapons which are dwarf bronze, getting them however is an apocalyptic pain in the backside0 -
Hallothiel✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I quite like my different coloured weapons.
Grey is dull. How about a beautiful purple sword?1 -
JiKama✭✭✭✭I know the feels all to well.... I normally dye my armor red/black/white-grey.... Just to match my red sword ☺0 -
Youarc✭Knootewoot wrote: »If your sword is blue, that means an Orc is nearby. Are you sure you made a Nord and not an Orc?
Ah man, I was scrolling through the posts hoping no one had beat me to this
I mean, jeez you can't set somebody up with "Why is my sword blue" and not hear from at least one Tolkien fan 
Good on ya A coward believes he will ever live
if he keep him safe from strife:
but old age leaves him not long in peace
though spears may spare his life.
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MissBizz✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭As a side note....
I invite anyone who would love to see some form of colour changing on their weapons.. to write a /feedback in game on it whenever you are in game next.
Rumor has it they read those (and here too, but those are important too) Lone Wolf HelpFor the solo players who know, sometimes you just need a hand.PC | NA | AD-DC-EP | Discord0 -
Hallothiel wrote: »I quite like my different coloured weapons.
Grey is dull. How about a beautiful purple sword?
It breaks immersion for me. I know there is a portion of the population that would love everyone to look like glowing disco balls. There are lots of MMOs that do that stuff already. Sometimes less is more.0 -
Most of those you linked will show as a colored tier. You need to click on the different tab to see it, like 10 is Rubidite.
Good to know that option is there. I actually would not mind that sometimes.
But by default, they all look the same regardless of level. I have crafted stuff from those motifs for all of my characters, which range in level from 1 to Champion 140.
The option to have a weapon look remain static regardless of level is there though. Just not for lower tiered motifs. I consider anything that is not separated by piece to be lower tier (so that includes Dwemer, Imperial, Deadric, ect).
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Violynne✭✭✭✭✭
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This doesn't explain why iron swords aren't rust colored.Which level has the sword, the colour is representing the material that's why rubedite ones turn red, CP150+
That's how it is on nirn
The entire purpose of refining a material is to remove it of contamination.
Refining Rubedite should remove the awful red mineral causing the color, leaving the raw, gray metal to itself.
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Dao_Jones✭✭✭How dare you belittle the awesome power of the legendary SMURFBANE.You've played with the best... now play with the rest!
www.unrepentantgaming.com. Pants off - game on!0 -
BigBragg✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Sadistic_Savior wrote: »Most of those you linked will show as a colored tier. You need to click on the different tab to see it, like 10 is Rubidite.
Good to know that option is there. I actually would not mind that sometimes.
But by default, they all look the same regardless of level. I have crafted stuff from those motifs for all of my characters, which range in level from 1 to Champion 140.
The option to have a weapon look remain static regardless of level is there though. Just not for lower tiered motifs. I consider anything that is not separated by piece to be lower tier (so that includes Dwemer, Imperial, Deadric, ect).
I just crafted a handful of 150 swords, including Minotaur, Hollowjack, DarkBrotherhood, Thieve's Guild, and Assassin (the high end styles) all of which came out red. Where is the option to have them not show that materiel?0 -
Chrlynsch✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Could we get a color blind mode so people who are colorblind know how ridiculous their weapon colors look?Caius
Pack Leader of Scourge Alliance- First Fang of Hircine, The Beast of Bruma
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BigBragg✭✭✭✭✭
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This doesn't explain why iron swords aren't rust colored.Which level has the sword, the colour is representing the material that's why rubedite ones turn red, CP150+
That's how it is on nirn
The entire purpose of refining a material is to remove it of contamination.
Refining Rubedite should remove the awful red mineral causing the color, leaving the raw, gray metal to itself.
Not all metals are grey. They come in a wide variety of colors even when 99.9% pure.2 -
I just crafted a handful of 150 swords, including Minotaur, Hollowjack, DarkBrotherhood, Thieve's Guild, and Assassin (the high end styles) all of which came out red. Where is the option to have them not show that materiel?
I don't know...for me they come out "normal" by default. Until now, I did not know there was even an option to change the color by material.
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MissBizz✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Sadistic_Savior wrote: »I just crafted a handful of 150 swords, including Minotaur, Hollowjack, DarkBrotherhood, Thieve's Guild, and Assassin (the high end styles) all of which came out red. Where is the option to have them not show that materiel?
I don't know...for me they come out "normal" by default. Until now, I did not know there was even an option to change the color by material.
It's not an option @Sadistic_Savior ... it's just how it is. The material determines the level.. but it also determines the color.. so yeah... like 99% of CP150/CP160 weapons are red. Only odd ones like glass and such aren't.Lone Wolf HelpFor the solo players who know, sometimes you just need a hand.PC | NA | AD-DC-EP | Discord0 -
Hallothiel✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Sadistic_Savior wrote: »Hallothiel wrote: »I quite like my different coloured weapons.
Grey is dull. How about a beautiful purple sword?
It breaks immersion for me. I know there is a portion of the population that would love everyone to look like glowing disco balls. There are lots of MMOs that do that stuff already. Sometimes less is more.
But its not that immersion-breaking really as the colour of the weapon is based on the colour of the ore. And in Tamriel, the ores come in a variety of colours. So of course the weapons would reflect this.
Asking for a grey sword IS immersion-breaking as it is what you expect from IRL.Edited by Hallothiel on March 15, 2017 8:01PM0 -
Shunravi✭✭✭✭✭
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This doesn't explain why iron swords aren't rust colored.Which level has the sword, the colour is representing the material that's why rubedite ones turn red, CP150+
That's how it is on nirn
The entire purpose of refining a material is to remove it of contamination.
Refining Rubedite should remove the awful red mineral causing the color, leaving the raw, gray metal to itself.
Um... what? Rubedite is red, not contaminated.
You know... like gold is gold colored, not some silvery metal contaminated with yellow stuff.This one has an eloquent and well thought out response to tha... Ooh sweetroll!0 -
Argawarga✭✭✭✭End game weapons look like they were forged by children from crayons in an easy bake oven.
[Pictured below: A stamNB uses incap strike on an unwary foe]
Edited by Argawarga on March 15, 2017 9:34PM1 -
Magdalina✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Be happy. I miss my pretty, deep blue weapons. Soon yours too will become red forever:(1 -
Tasear✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭But... it woudn't hurt to have a transmog system...like why I wish for my staves to be skin changer and agorain sytle or khajit or dromatha... the rest are ugly.0 -
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✭shadowwraith666 wrote: »Swords in real life did have different coloured blades b/c of the metals used to create it.
And also in real life those same swords can be shaved down, and painted over and cooled using a clay material to actually give swords the silvery gray Shine that is so common on swords. You can have this paint any color really, it would just look very different from your idea of what swords look like
The more you know.Edited by Nelson_Rebel on March 15, 2017 10:32PM0 -
Nelson_Rebel✭✭✭✭✭
✭Hallothiel wrote: »Sadistic_Savior wrote: »Hallothiel wrote: »I quite like my different coloured weapons.
Grey is dull. How about a beautiful purple sword?
It breaks immersion for me. I know there is a portion of the population that would love everyone to look like glowing disco balls. There are lots of MMOs that do that stuff already. Sometimes less is more.
But its not that immersion-breaking really as the colour of the weapon is based on the colour of the ore. And in Tamriel, the ores come in a variety of colours. So of course the weapons would reflect this.
Asking for a grey sword IS immersion-breaking as it is what you expect from IRL.
And again In real life real swords can also be shaved down, painted over and cooled with a clay material to give swords different hues of color regardless of their ore.
The more you know0 -
Dahveed✭✭✭✭✭
✭Wow, who necro'd this? I was surprised when I went to the forums and had like... 40 notifications, when I hadn't posted anything in months lol...
But thank you to all the "sword pedants" out there who have shown me the light. I know now that it is indeed realistic to have a blue dye on my sword sometimes, I can sleep at night now lol
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Shunravi✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Wow, who necro'd this? I was surprised when I went to the forums and had like... 40 notifications, when I hadn't posted anything in months lol...
But thank you to all the "sword pedants" out there who have shown me the light. I know now that it is indeed realistic to have a blue dye on my sword sometimes, I can sleep at night now lol
Still though, lets get weapon dyes!!!
This one has an eloquent and well thought out response to tha... Ooh sweetroll!0 -
MasterSpatula✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Coolio_Wolfus wrote: »
And if locking colors for an item is difficult, just have those invalid colors have no effect.
Come on ZOS give us dye-able weapons and remove the 1 dev limitation you are self imposing.
Seriously, this is a good point. Have you ever tried to die a Celestial robe? The bulk of the robe just refuses to take most colors, leaving you to decide which shade of brown you want. (Thank goodness it does take green. I really didn't want my main to be wearing sackcloth.)"A probable impossibility is preferable to an improbable possibility." - Aristotle0 -
Shunravi✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Pink_Violinz wrote: »Why did someone necro this post. It's over 5 months old
4 teh lulzThis one has an eloquent and well thought out response to tha... Ooh sweetroll!1 -
mrfrontman✭✭✭✭You quit the game because your sword is blue?
I smell a top 10 YouTube video coming up.0
