Guild Wars 2

the dye and armor previews need to be much easier to use and better, most of the times I hear people talking about wondering what something would look like you hear them slip in the comment “if only the preview system was easier” which is a bad sign.

the dye previews needs to be just like the actual dye system. and the preview armor needs to be incorporated so you can see the final result when buying armor/dyes so you aren’t left to gamble and hope it turns out the way you plan.

Dye your currently worn armor a certain color scheme. Click preview on the item you are previewing. Colors don’t work for you? Color your current armor a different set of colors then preview again. It’s actually already pretty kitten easy and very convenient. I’d rather them leave it the way it is than mess with it and break something. The only suggestion I have ever ever ever had about the dye system: Dyable weapons. Come on ANET. You know you want to.

McFly.2134:

Dye your currently worn armor a certain color scheme. Click preview on the item you are previewing. Colors don’t work for you? Color your current armor a different set of colors then preview again. It’s actually already pretty kitten easy and very convenient. I’d rather them leave it the way it is than mess with it and break something. The only suggestion I have ever ever ever had about the dye system: Dyable weapons. Come on ANET. You know you want to.

Actually when it comes to previewing dye combos on previewed armours the preview system is far from convenient. If you wish to change your previewed dye you must close down the preview window, change dyes and then preview all of the armour again as it won’t update automatically.
The only other option is to select preview on your dye, but that just applies it to the first dye slot of all of the armour pieces which may not be what you wish to do for all 6.
A convenient preview system would allow you to access the dye pallet and apply them in the exact same way you would for worn armour.

I agree with the OP. Current system is not user friendly. It’s tedious and gets worse if you’re half way through the 300 colors and have to close the window and START OVER. No really, it’s horrendous. Dye pallette and be able to preview all sets of armor SORTED by light, medium and heavy. Please. Thank you.

Tyrannus Blade.3408:

McFly.2134:

Dye your currently worn armor a certain color scheme. Click preview on the item you are previewing. Colors don’t work for you? Color your current armor a different set of colors then preview again. It’s actually already pretty kitten easy and very convenient. I’d rather them leave it the way it is than mess with it and break something. The only suggestion I have ever ever ever had about the dye system: Dyable weapons. Come on ANET. You know you want to.

Actually when it comes to previewing dye combos on previewed armours the preview system is far from convenient. If you wish to change your previewed dye you must close down the preview window, change dyes and then preview all of the armour again as it won’t update automatically.
The only other option is to select preview on your dye, but that just applies it to the first dye slot of all of the armour pieces which may not be what you wish to do for all 6.
A convenient preview system would allow you to access the dye pallet and apply them in the exact same way you would for worn armour.

While I do agree that I’d like the preview system to use the regular dyeing system, you don’t really need to do all that.

If you click preview on a dye, it’ll show on the first slot (and fill the first slot on the dye preview slots on the right of the previewing window), hit preview again on the dye, it’ll fill the second slot, do it again for the 3rd and 4th slots.

If you want to preview a dye on the third dye slot while keeping the other dyes as they are, for example, preview the dye 3 times (so it fills the first 3 slots), then right click on the first and second slot and remove the preview.

what i’d like to see is the armor preview and the actual armor you wear look the same. i’ve got a very good computer and a new video card, i’ve tried each and every possible combination of settings, from ultra to a mixture of different options, but my armor (heavy mostly, but any kind really) always looks better in the preview (H button) than in game, more shiny, with more lights and shadows and stunning reflections. i’ve tried going into different light conditions, during the day or the night, but my armor dyes and reflections never seem to match the preview.
i know for a fact that it’s not just a problem on my side since many of my mates are experiencing the same issue