Gear dyeing issues persisted throughout Dawntrail and I would like them finally adressed and not continue in EC
1. Velvety Sheen on almost all dyed items - THE #1 MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE
99% of DT items + lvl90 AF sets that were updated have this obnoxious sheen when dyed
Here are the examples:
2. Bad 2nd dye slot allocation
This one on the other hand relates more to the pre DT items that were "updated" with second dye slot
I'm sure everyone have encountered those countless egregious examples, when the second dye slot is allocated in such a way, that you can't help but wonder if guy who did it hates his job and players.
If you didn't here look at these examples:
In a lot of cases it stems from the fact that devs decided that whatever the 1st slot was assigned to before is sacrosanct, and the update must never mess with that. So if 1st slot painted most of the item into grey + light grey already, then, ooops, the 2nd slot goes onto an irrelevant pin.
This is just wrong.
And if it's such an issue why even stop at 2 slots, as XIV Mobile has shown?
Why instead of 2nd dye slot being the most anticipated feature of Dawntrail I often feel like I'm being insulted by it?
I kind of even stopped looking forward to these 2nd slot updates, they're just disappointing and irrelevant more often than not, instead of being transformative.
3. Emissive glow on Savage weapons
When sheathed they dye fine, but unsheated the emissive glow of their original colors turns on effectively making them undyable.
This was also present on M8S weapons too, but to a way lesser extent, I can only say for sure about the Warrior's Axe.
This one's more niche, but the fact that such a glaring issue with such important chase items hasn't been fixed in 8 months just adds to a grim picture.
Overall, I'm sorry to say, it really seems like a systemic issue that no one even cares how items look when dyed.
DT made me value old items more, at least they can be dyed without becoming smothered in the glow-in-the-dark goop.
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1. Velvety Sheen on almost all dyed items - THE #1 MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE
99% of DT items + lvl90 AF sets that were updated have this obnoxious sheen when dyed
Here are the examples:
2. Bad 2nd dye slot allocation
This one on the other hand relates more to the pre DT items that were "updated" with second dye slot
I'm sure everyone have encountered those countless egregious examples, when the second dye slot is allocated in such a way, that you can't help but wonder if guy who did it hates his job and players.
If you didn't here look at these examples:
This is just wrong.
And if it's such an issue why even stop at 2 slots, as XIV Mobile has shown?
Why instead of 2nd dye slot being the most anticipated feature of Dawntrail I often feel like I'm being insulted by it?
I kind of even stopped looking forward to these 2nd slot updates, they're just disappointing and irrelevant more often than not, instead of being transformative.
3. Emissive glow on Savage weapons
When sheathed they dye fine, but unsheated the emissive glow of their original colors turns on effectively making them undyable.
This was also present on M8S weapons too, but to a way lesser extent, I can only say for sure about the Warrior's Axe.
This one's more niche, but the fact that such a glaring issue with such important chase items hasn't been fixed in 8 months just adds to a grim picture.
Overall, I'm sorry to say, it really seems like a systemic issue that no one even cares how items look when dyed.
DT made me value old items more, at least they can be dyed without becoming smothered in the glow-in-the-dark goop.
Continue reading...