Guild Wars 2

Whenever I pick up an unidentified dye, I just use it right away without really looking at it. I was wondering if the game stops you from using a dye item that you already have?

I don’t know if it stops you but it does have a line of bold, red text on the description saying you’ve already got that dye. It’s hard to miss, even if you aren’t really looking so you should notice it.

yes, it stops you. it won’t let you re-use a dye you already have unlocked, and the hover tool-tip will tell you you have it also

Now, to be clear, it doesn’t pre-roll to see what’s inside, then stop you from ‘identifying’ it. That part was a little unclear in your post. You will always be able to use an unidentified dye, at which point it’ll roll and give you something, and the product of ‘that’ you will either already know (and not be able to use) or not know and be able to consume.

It is a little obnoxious to open an Unidentified Dye just to receive something you already have.

At least you can sell the extra dye on the Trading Post and make another player’s day…

azureai.9764:

It is a little obnoxious to open an Unidentified Dye just to receive something you already have.

At least you can sell the extra dye on the Trading Post and make another player’s day…

You can also throw four dyes that you already have into the Mystic Forge and potentially get one that you don’t already have.

Debsylvania.7396:

azureai.9764:

It is a little obnoxious to open an Unidentified Dye just to receive something you already have.

At least you can sell the extra dye on the Trading Post and make another player’s day…

You can also throw four dyes that you already have into the Mystic Forge and potentially get one that you don’t already have.

I didn’t know that, thanks!

or give it to another character of yours