Such a shame. When I saw the vivid base colors I actually had hope it would dye well.
Cendrillion21 wrote: »I can't find a red that looks like anything other than a muddy brown :'(
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Prof_Bawbag wrote: »I'm surprised that people who intend to dye these costumes still buy them knowing fine well the issues surrounding almost all recent costumes. What's even more surprising than that is, people still come on here to complain like there's still an element of ambiguity surrounding the issue.
Come on people, stop buying the things until ZoS put a little bit more effort into the dye system. That's exactly how you get them to change things. Of course if you have no intention recolouring them, then all the above is a moot point.
Prof_Bawbag wrote: »I'm surprised that people who intend to dye these costumes still buy them knowing fine well the issues surrounding almost all recent costumes. What's even more surprising than that is, people still come on here to complain like there's still an element of ambiguity surrounding the issue.
Come on people, stop buying the things until ZoS put a little bit more effort into the dye system. That's exactly how you get them to change things. Of course if you have no intention recolouring them, then all the above is a moot point.
@Prof_Bawbag
How are people going to know that it's still an issue if literally nobody buys them? This time I took the hit for the team and grabbed it up to let people know it was a problem.
Cendrillion21 wrote: »I can't find a red that looks like anything other than a muddy brown :'(
for this costume or in general? in general, red you get from battlegrounds achievements is a vivid bright red (on most things that don't dye badly)
as for this costume. disappointing
DeadlyRecluse wrote: »@Recremen, I appreciate you taking the time to do this relatively consistently. Just throwing that out there.
Pity about this one, good looking costume (and the one channel that does dye well, the main fabric, looks real good!).
Cendrillion21 wrote: »I can't find a red that looks like anything other than a muddy brown :'(
DeadlyRecluse wrote: »@Recremen, I appreciate you taking the time to do this relatively consistently. Just throwing that out there.
Pity about this one, good looking costume (and the one channel that does dye well, the main fabric, looks real good!).
@DeadlyRecluse
I'm glad to help the community out on this. I figure if I have almost all the dyes unlocked anyway I should put them to use. As for this costume, I actually did find the main channel disappointing. If you compare the coloration to something get out of, say, the Cyrod Patrician Formal Gown, it doesn't come anything close to the true colors. I mean look at that orange, it's brown! And the red is downright muddy!
rhapsodious wrote: »DeadlyRecluse wrote: »@Recremen, I appreciate you taking the time to do this relatively consistently. Just throwing that out there.
Pity about this one, good looking costume (and the one channel that does dye well, the main fabric, looks real good!).
@DeadlyRecluse
I'm glad to help the community out on this. I figure if I have almost all the dyes unlocked anyway I should put them to use. As for this costume, I actually did find the main channel disappointing. If you compare the coloration to something get out of, say, the Cyrod Patrician Formal Gown, it doesn't come anything close to the true colors. I mean look at that orange, it's brown! And the red is downright muddy!
First, thanks for the comparison pictures!
Have you tried Bloodroot Wine? It comes out as bright orange on other costumes like the Telvanni dress, whereas Sigil Orange tends to come out more of a burnt orange. (But your Sigil Orange picture is... not promising.)
Has anyone tested the dye stamp colors on it to see if that's what it was designed to need?

Sorry for the not great lighting, but this is what it looks like with Bloodroot Wine in every dye slot:
It's still orange, but on the bit that's blue by default, it's brown. Just like everything else.
Sorry for the not great lighting, but this is what it looks like with Bloodroot Wine in every dye slot:
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It's still orange, but on the bit that's blue by default, it's brown. Just like everything else.

