FFXIV Dawntrail’s graphics look stunning, but dyes are the real winner

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FFXIV Dawntrail brings the long-awaited Final Fantasy XIV graphics update, making one of the prettiest worlds in gaming even more gorgeous. However, while it’s great to see the decade-old MMORPG brought into a more modern era, the overhaul that’s really got FFXIV players excited is a much smaller-scale one – the long-teased introduction of a second dye slot on your gear with the release of its next expansion, FFXIV Dawntrail.

That’s right, the FFXIV fashion game just changed dramatically. After all, we know that the true endgame of Final Fantasy XIV, much like all MMOs, is making your character look as good as possible. That’s always been an area where FFXIV excels, but director Naoki Yoshida reveals at FFXIV Fan Fest 2023 in Las Vegas that players will have access to two dyes per gear piece, dramatically changing how you’ll be able to adjust your look.

Suffice to say, players are pretty enthused. You can see the reveal of this moment from the 2 hour and 10 second mark in the Fan Festival livestream – as soon as a dye update is mentioned, you can hear the crowd murmuring in hushed anticipation. As Yoshi-P’s translator says, “For a while we’ve been getting a ton of feedback from people saying, ‘I really want to be able to dye more parts of my gear,’” the yells and screams rise to a tremendous crescendo.

It’s perhaps louder than any reaction I heard for the rest of the night, showing just how much this small but powerful change matters to players. Yoshida continues, clarifying, “We have upgraded it so you will be able to apply two dyes per gear piece. We may not be able to apply this to certain housing items, ones that are particularly difficult, but we will try to apply it to as much gear as we possibly can.”

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