One of most overlooked aspects of the game is the dye system. I decided to shine some light on the subject because it hasn’t received much love lately. I am a huge fan of the dye system mainly because it allows you a lot of flexibility in character appearance. In the past, most MMORPGs haven’t allowed a lot of color customization to armor pieces. Once you gain your epic armor, it is a set color scheme and everyone knows exactly what armor you are wearing just by looking at it. By having the ability to dye the armor piece, you now open creative possibilities to further enhance the look and feel of your character.

Another neat aspect of the dye system is the ability to have “unified” guild colors. Your guild can choose what colors they want to display on “game day” aka “siege day”. Imagine everyone dressed in black and green or whatever color they so choose, and suddenly, not only does the guild share the same name, they have a coordinated color scheme that sets them apart on the battlefield. This might be a small factor to some, but it excites me a lot (otherwise I wouldn’t be writing this!).

When dying your armor, only certain sections can be colored. For example, a Bright Wizard must resemble some bright colors. So if you choose black, most of your armor will be black while some of the armor will remain orange or red which is necessary for a Bright Wizard’s Lore. Make sense? Moving on…

There are several ways to dye your armor. At early levels, and throughout the game, a player can dye their armor at any merchant who offers buy and sell features. These dyes include different spectrums of red, orange, green, blue, black, and white. Aside from using the merchants, players will receive dyes from quests which introduce different colors that are not available through the merchants. At higher levels, pigments become a factor with can be attained through crafting and certain ingredients. This becomes a bit more complicated and as time moves on, I will post a follow-up to this which should outline the procedures for “crafting” dyes. Check out the video below demonstrating the dye system: