Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.5 has been out for a while now. Have you tried out the new gameplay?
In fact, Patch 7.5 not only added some new dungeons and story content, but also solved a long-standing headache for players who enjoy glamour-style gameplay - the problem of too many dyes and the hassle of using them.
Let me explain the changes in detail.
Consolidated Dyes System
With over 100 different dyes in FFXIV, it's comparable to a dress-up game. If you're a glamour-loving player, to achieve different colors, you have to carry a huge pile of random dyes in your inventory, sometimes not even enough to hold them all.
So, these players have to hire Retainers, using these NPCs' inventory as dye storage. However, whenever they want to dye, they have to pick out the desired dye from Retainers' inventory, from a huge variety of types, which is extremely tedious.
To address this issue, FFXIV Patch 7.5 introduced Consolidated Dye System.
Specifically, this mechanism consolidates the previously diverse array of over 100 colors of dyes into three main categories, each stored in a separate dye bin. These bins are:
- Standard Spectrum Dye
- Wide Spectrum 1 Dye
- Wide Spectrum 2 Dye.
Standard Spectrum Dye: This contains the most basic dyes. For example, dyes obtainable from merchants using Final Fantasy XIV Gil before FF14 Patch 7.5, or those you craft yourself, belong to this category, totaling 85 types.
Wide Spectrum 1 Dye: This primarily contains dyes obtained through Ishgardian Restoration gameplay, such as Cherry Pink, Vanilla Yellow, and Ruby Red. These dyes are rarer than the basic dyes.
Wide Spectrum 2 Dye: This section primarily contains dyes obtained through Cosmic Exploration gameplay. Cosmic Exploration, a new feature introduced in FFXIV Patch 7.0, allows players to acquire cool colors such as Azure Blue, Metallic Pink, and Carmine Red - vibrant fluorescent hues. These dyes are among the rarest.
However, dyes like Pure White and Jet Black, which are extremely rare and have high trade value, are not grouped into these three categories but remain separate. Their rarity and value are simply too high to be categorized with other dyes.
Therefore, you can still obtain these dyes by trading with other players. I believe this design is to protect their trade value.
How to Use It?
With Consolidated Dyes System, using dyes for coloring becomes very convenient.
You only need to bring the three dyes mentioned earlier, open Glamour Dresser, select the glamour you want to dye, and then simply choose your preferred color.
For example, if you want to dye a glamour Cherry Pink, you only need to use Wide Spectrum 1 Dye, instead of having to use Cherry Pink dye as before.
This dyeing method is very convenient. Before FF14 Patch 7.5, just finding the one you want from a huge pile of dyes was very time-consuming.
How to Deal with Old Dyes?
At this point, you might be wondering: It seems great, but what about all those hundreds of random dyes I have in my inventory and storage? Do I have to put them all into those dye bins one by one?
Of course not! In Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.5, the developers have provided an extremely simple solution to improve the gaming experience.
Simply travel to any of the cities of Limsa Lominsa, New Gridania, or Ul'dah and find a special merchant - Calamity Salvager.
If you're a veteran player, you'll know that in FFXIV, Calamity Salvager specializes in recycling items obsolete due to game system changes. Approach this NPC, talk to him, and find Dye Exchange option at the bottom; click it.
At this point, you don't need to manually sort through your inventory of dyes; NPC will automatically scan the dyes stored in your own inventory or Retainers' inventories. Next, you'll see a pop-up window indicating the amount of dye to be converted.
Then, simply press the confirm button, and the system will automatically dump all the hundreds of loose dye bottles from your inventory into the three pre-prepared dye vats.
Dye Economy Changed
As we all know, FFXIV features a Market Board where players can freely exchange items. Previously, players could use Final Fantasy XIV Gil to trade for weapons, items, dyes, food, and more, and of course, exchange these items for Gils.
In the past, Market Board's dye section was filled with a wide variety of entries. However, after Patch 7.5, you will only be able to trade for Standard Spectrum Dye, Wide Spectrum 1 Dye, Wide Spectrum 2 Dye, and a few dyes not merged into these three categories.
Therefore, the in-game dye market has been completely changed. Some players may have previously earned Gils by supplying dyes to other players; those hundreds of dyes were sold independently, ranging in price from 40 to 216 Gil. But after patch 7.5, they may be "unemployed" - the standard price for all merged, older dyes is now only 1 Gil per bottle.
It's clear the development team is determined to use very precise and strict methods to suppress the chaotic selling of old items that might result from dye merging in FFXIV Patch 7.5. Since prices have plummeted, from an economic perspective, it might be wise to keep them for personal use. Currently, most players don't seem to care about "losing their jobs," as there are still many ways to acquire Gils.
Meanwhile, if you try to exchange items with traditional dye merchants (such as NPC Nanabay in Ul'dah), you'll see that the standard dye menu has undergone a complete overhaul. The previously diverse scrollable menu is gone, replaced by Standard Spectrum Dye. That's right, now you can only exchange for that.
This concludes my detailed overview of the dye system changes in Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.5. I hope it's helpful.
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