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Armor/clothing dyes are a new feature in Diablo III, revealed by Jay Wilson at Gamescom, in August, 2010. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-interview-indiablo.de-part-two/]
There will be about 15 different colors of dye, which players can apply to their character's armor. Dyeing (not [[death|dying]]) will change the color of an item in some aesthetically-pleasing way. It doesn't just re-tint the whole item, it changes modifies some designed aspect of it; sometimes the whole item, sometimes just an outline, or a stripe or swash across the center, depending on the design. Armor dyeing is purely cosmetic; there's no performance benefit; you can't get camouflage or anything like that. It's just something for players to have fun with and give their character some originality.
==Armor Dyes==
It's not known how many pieces of armor can be dyed; definitely the [[body armor]], as well as [[pants]]. It should also be possible to dye your [[shoulders]], [[bracers]], [[belt]], [[gloves]], and [[boots]]. [[Helms]] will likely be dyeable as well, despite their apparent metallic nature. It's magical dye!
==Official Comments== More information about how dyes will be obtained and how they will function in the game came from the Diablo 3 community manager, [[Bashiok]], who answered some fan questions about armor dyes after they were revealed at Gamescomin August 2010.
::'''Bashiok:'''I wouldn't take the mechanics of how dyes will be accessed as gospel just yet, there have been many ideas on integrating them with other systems, but for the sake of implementation they're drops. They could stay that way, we'll just have to see.
::I think the idea of having dyes apply effects in different ways is awesome, but don't forget there are plenty of other things going on gear that could be the basis for those types of effects as well.
==References==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9G9wWK7Ttg Jay Wilson Interview after Artisan reveal]
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/more-information-on-armor-dyeing Bashiok spilling the beans on item dyeing]