I saw this in the recent patch notes:
Fixed a bug in which outfit dyes reset when changing outfits.
I’m wondering if Anet is aware that dyes are bugged on all armor, not just outfits. And it was not fixed by the patch.
At least for me, this is how it happens:
- Equip a new item, observe that item default colors are applied
- Re-equip previous item, observe that previous dye colors are applied
- Equip the new item again, observe that dye colors are maintained
If you don’t perform the last step, then at some point the game will save the default colors and you will have to manually redye the armor.
This bug occurs regardless of whether the old item and new item have the same model.