Edit: I replied before reading the whole thread, other people have proposed some viable alternatives that would be equally good at solving a couple of the issues with the bench (like it should be unlocked at Lvl 1). I’m still of the opinion that it would be easier & more effective for them to add slots than to shrink the size of the bench, but both are viable answers.
Agreed, the change was bad and the “explanation” was patronizing/insulting.
If they were honestly concerned about justifying the size of the bench the obvious answer is to significantly increase the inventory slots. There are more dye colors available in the game than there are slots in the bench, which is silly for a bench that is used entirely for cosmetic purposes. The constant juggling of dyes between the bench and storage chests on the ground accomplishes nothing more than wasting the time of players over-and-over again, ad nauseum.
Personally, I suspect that changing the size of the bench at this point is (probably) not a good idea since it would be nearly impossible to know what sort of knock-off affects there would be if they changed the size. I envision graphics glitches galore and maybe even bizarre structural problems. So to me the obvious solution is to add enough storage slots that the bench can hold every possible dye color in the game, as well as holding 10 slots of materials that are used to make the dyes.
Beyond this, if they want to require players to use the bench for coloring their items, let them put multiple items in at once. I’m thinking 5 slots, which would be enough for a full set of armor at once, or a handful of some other types of items.
And for armor/wearables, they need to add option to choose whether the gear looks male or female when it’s being dyed.
[ Edit: or having the male/female dummies built into the bench as others have suggested. ]
To summarize:
- Keep the same size.
- Add enough storage slots to hold all dyes and some materials to make dyes.
- Add 4 more dyeing slots, for a total of 5.
- Add a method to show what the gear looks like as male or female.
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