Guild Wars 2

Jumpin Lumpix.6108:

Well this will pretty much destroy the dye market now that you can get 1 account bound dye of your choosing per 3 yr old character on your account.

So now supply hasn’t been increased (since you cant trade them) but demand has plummeted which now means all dye will normalize to some low figure most likely.

It’s now a few days since the Celebratory Dyes have been available and I’m looking at the buy & sell values for the limited-edition dyes.

• Electro Blue has a WTS price of 1,050 gold, up from 1,029g, the price on the 1st of August. What’s changed is the WTB prices, which are below 420g.
• Shadow Abyss (not included as an option) has remained about the same: sell offers 200g (vs ~199g on the 1st) and buy offers at 175g.
• The less popular Amenity has a WTS of 250g vs below 100g on the 1st; buy offers at 73g.

So far, the dye market hasn’t crashed.

In the last 24 hours it looks as it one was sole for 1020g. The theory is that the high bid will influence the sale price eventually. It did come down from 1097g to 1051, 1050 and lastly 1020 which as I said was sold.

Now for the speculators it’s become a waiting game. Who will start the rush for the door first.

I don’t like my birthday present anymore ANet.

(Opens up birthday present. SCORE! A free dye! Pulls out dye kit and starts previewing dyes)

I like this one. And that one. Oooooh, this one is quite nice too. But maybe this one here would be better…..

This is the fahion version of Hard Mode! It’s too difficult. I can’t take the pressure. It needs a nerf Anet! \0/
(Huddles in corner, sucking thumb)

At least I got my Ectro Blue before I had my nervous breakdown. :P

Guys I have a question. I know that the dye kit is account bound but I was wondering once you choose the dye, is it still account bound?

I can’t decide if I want to go for a dye I don’t have or for one of the expansive ones and then sell it. The tooltip says the kit is account bound but when I mouse over the dyes in the preview it doesn’t say account bound, it just says consumable like any other normal dye. I’m confused

The dyes remain account bound. Don’t open one you already have, you can’t sell it.

Thanks a lot, Donari!!

This was actually pretty cool. the dyes especially!

Just a flesh wound.3589:

I don’t like my birthday present anymore ANet.

(Opens up birthday present. SCORE! A free dye! Pulls out dye kit and starts previewing dyes)

I like this one. And that one. Oooooh, this one is quite nice too. But maybe this one here would be better…..

This is the fahion version of Hard Mode! It’s too difficult. I can’t take the pressure. It needs a nerf Anet! \0/
(Huddles in corner, sucking thumb)

At least I got my Ectro Blue before I had my nervous breakdown. :P

Seriously, at first I sat in absolute shock it wasn’t RNG based, then dawning horror as I realized I was going to have to pick just one color out of so many options :O
I’m not ready for that kind of commitment >.<

Anyone that was created their character during the 3 day head start received their birthday gifts

azizul.8469:

still not getting why electro blue sells for 1k gold. anyone can enlighten me ?

it’s cos ElectroBlue is the actual hue of a special snowflake ..

Nah the real reason has nothing to do with rarity, the Taimi set was no less available than any other.

It’s because those fluoro colours best match all the glowy particly effects in this game, and ElectroBlue remains the top-buyprice because to date, most of the glowy is blue – Lumi armours, Spirit weapons, Holowings, Zodiacs (might be wrong on some of those).

https://www.gw2tp.com/search?name=dye&sort=buy_price&page=1

I very much like the finisher! For the ones who doenst know how it looks, check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4olD5ecj0vQ

Prices on auctions will rise and drop as ArenaNet chooses (not players decide what is rare or not).

My advice (not that it matters): Do not choose a birthday dye because it is expensive or rare, choose it because you like it and you will use it now. These dyes are account bound (you can’t sell them for gold), and if you waste that choice for a dye you do not like or will use in far future, you end up wasting a great opportunity for fun now.

Remember: you play this game for your fun, not for a volatile auction system controled by designers.

any word on what they may or may not do for those who already own all the dyes? I havent been keeping track, so hoping something might get discussed here.

Any color suggestions outside of Electro Blue? My first character hit 3, and yes that’s what I picked. And I’m likely to get Electro Pink because holy crap you can see that color from orbit. But any suggestions on other colors? (I have several characters) Do any of the sets have a near-black or near-white dye in them?

CorrynnStarr.7942:

any word on what they may or may not do for those who already own all the dyes? I havent been keeping track, so hoping something might get discussed here.

If you accidently picked something you already own, they can resolve in a ticket and you get a new unopened box. if you already own ALL of the dyes? I think they shrug and give you an internet high-five for buying ALL THE DYES

CorrynnStarr.7942:

any word on what they may or may not do for those who already own all the dyes? I havent been keeping track, so hoping something might get discussed here.

Another person picked a Zephyite dye and sold it. The wiki says that the Zephyite dyes are not account bound.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Celebratory_Dye_Pack
“The Zephyrite Color Swatches give a selection of unbound dyes.”

Let’s say tomorow ArenaNet decides to remove from the game Dust Dye (which at the moment costs ~2 silver).

Would all players choose Dust Dye as reward for 3 years, just because it can not be obtained ingame, even though only few people actually like it?

Thanks for the third birthday present ArenaNet, I’ve got three dye kits so far, need to choose which ones soon. The finisher is fantastic too!

Acrisor.8097:

Let’s say tomorow ArenaNet decides to remove from the game Dust Dye (which at the moment costs ~2 silver).

Would all players choose Dust Dye as reward for 3 years, just because it can not be obtained ingame, even though only few people actually like it?

Kind of a silly question imo, since “all players doing X” will never happen, so putting it in there makes your question meaningless.

With any set of random people who get a choice that includes a dye they don’t really like, then many will get if they need it to complete their dye collection or if there is nothing better to get or if they don’t like it in general but there is a niche use for it, such as bringing out accent markings on an armor.

Electro Blue sold at 800g in the last 24 hours. The hoarders are starting to crack.