@LostBrythunian and @erjoh could you please stop clashing, the discussion derails a bit.
The reason why so many people are so upset about this, isn’t the bench or the immersion factor.
This change is simply implemented in the most complicated and clumsiest way possible.
IF the dye bench would have the same size AND a similar menu like the orb of nergal for example, it wouldn’t be as frustrating.
You put the dyes into the bench and a menu opens like at the orb, and then you could dye the armor you’re wearing.
But as it stands you will have to place this enormous bench with relatively small inventory space, take your armor off (what is dangerous in the volcano or the frozen north, or if you get surprised by attackers), put it in the bench, put the dyes in the bench (or if you have a lot of different dyes, you have to move them between a chest, your inventory and the bench).
… And THEN you have to put them into the specific slots to actually dye the armor pieces!
Just as clumsy as the illusion/transmog system at the Thaumaturgy Bench, where you have to craft all the armor pieces for your illusion first, put them and your actual armor into the slots and do the thing.
If an Illusion would simply cost a pouch, and the bench would also have a menu like the orb it would also be much more comfortable.
- the menu could contain siptah gear for illusions as well, would dlc-owners on exiled lands at least give the chance to have siptah transmogs!
Besides that, FC always should take into consideration that content has to work for everyone, a solo pvp player won’t have the space for the insanely big dye bench.
Remember the discussion about future mounts and siege elephants?
Siege elephants would be something EVERYONE could enjoy, but we got a bartender instead… in age of WAR…
Do you also remember the curiosity if chapter 4 will be more bug fixes, and if they finally learned their lesson?
Obviously not… the change wouldn’t be a problem IF it was implemented in a good way.
But of course the last (disastrous) live stream shattered all these illusions.
And regarding “IMMERSION”, isn’t it immersive to fall through foundations, to have enemies spinning mid air, getting stuck facing into the same direction, rubberband or having invisible avatars?
… Nevermind hackers!
Or the broken thrall pots and pet feeder boxes which are broken for about a year now, or the rebalancing of pets in general. All of which are things people are concerned about.
(Btw i don’t get why FC is selling so many reskins for pets in the bazaar which are nerfed beyond use in the first place.)
Instead of fixing any of these problems, or doing anything that is actually meaningful, they waste their time with an OVERHAUL OF THE DYE BENCH?!
That’s what is so frustrating, unnecessary changes nobody asked for. There are so many MUCH more important things to tackle.
Anyways… stop clashing guys FC is to blame here, nobody else. Weekend is already over and andy didn’t even bother to actually answer some questions in his so called “Q&A” thread.
That’s another indication how important our feedback is. 
@LostBrythunian , @erjoh love you guys! 

On a completely unrelated note, i maybe know why FC refuses to fix thrall pots and pet feeder boxes, they are probably afraid out of superstition
