Probably should add in a repair skill at some point - would make sense. Maybe it is something they will add if they raise crafting skills above 50?

Gold sink.

It does seem odd though that my blacksmith can create a stunningly sharp sword from calcinium but cannot repair a pair of iron boots.

The repair kits are more expensive in many cases than the repair bill at a vendor. I used them in the big fights - Molag Bal, Mannimarco, etc. where I knew I wouldn't be able to leave and come back.

Depending on how the function would work, it could end up where the mats for doing your own repairs would be worth more than your repair bill so it's tricky question. Time and logisitcs with multiple toons would be another consideraton.

I know a lot of guys say it's cheaper to buy/find new gear than repair but I craft special sets for all three of my toons (on all levels) and it's much more convenient to have a vendor repair those than remake them.

Besides, what good is gold in this game anyway except for repair bills and bank/inventory slots. I haven't seen anybody selling something I couldn't eventually find on my own (except the Ancient Elf motif, and I traded a Daedric to someone for it last weekend).

It is a bit silly... you can create an armor piece, but you cant repair it. They should at least allow repairing what we created ourselves, or just add a skill at max lvl of blacksmithing etc. to be able to repair the gear.

Actually they do allow you to repair your own stuff. That's what the repair kits are all about. But since it's one kit per each piece of armor we're talking some serious gold.

Istyar wrote: »

I think that the idea of a master crafter (level 50) that cant repair his own gear is just awful.
We should be able to repair, and instead of gold, use the mats that the armor/weapon piece was made of.

That's how it worked in DAoC.

As others have said it is just one of those gold sinks that are a part of most MMOs.

Hell back in the day, I don't even think SWG allowed for repairs. You used something until it was used up and then you simply either made a replacement or got someone to make you one.

God, I actually miss those days. Buying things by the case simply because you could and needed to because your weapon was used up within one play sitting. Resources that respawned every 5 -9 days with random stats. Mass producing items using a template that was only good until you ran out of any of those particular resources. Farming energy to keep everything going. Having your own kiosks. Player cities and towns. Making a name for yourself and selling to both factions. That game is what got me into crafting to begin with but I digress.

This game isn't much different. Having people to pay repair bills is just one of those checks and balances. As a leveling player you would be foolish to even consider repairing anything. Equipment is just too easy to come by. But by end game (where you likely have put the resources into maximizing all your gear) remaking it is probably not even a consideration.

So having you pay an NPC to magically bring your gear back to 100% is just a way to spend money in a MMO where the economy doesn't really exist to begin with.

And besides, you could be the ultimate bad #$% in this game, but if you can't afford to maintain your gear, somebody else is eventually going to take your crown. So if nothing else, you are being forced to be an active member of the community if for nothing more than farming resources to sell or use yourself so you can continue to be that bad #$% you believe yourself to be.

Make it so we can only repair what we crafted? Maybe?

wenxue2222b16_ESO wrote: »

Maybe instead - if it is an easier mechanic - make crafters able to craft repair kits? These could then be sold to other players or kept for use when needed. After all if merchants are stocking them then someone, somewhere in Tamriel must be making them.

OTOH, If I'm capable of killing dungeon bosses and soloing much of the map, I should be able to drag the green-grocer who can repair my armor without a forge while I, (the guy who probably forged it to begin with) can't do that.

And the guy who could repair it without the forge doesn't even need materials or glyphs from me, either.

I say we should be able to repair more easily/cheaply than that grocer.

Repair kits via crafting would only make sense tho it would create an inventory issue. It's best to just apply a repair button to any character than can craft and charge gold just as vedirs do who mostly have NO crafting skills.

Everyone should be able to repair their own stuff

I pay like 1200g every 2-3 days for my vr12, thats cheap.

I only repair 100% when I do hard dungeons, like trails/shada/veteran dungeons. rarely do I need to be 100% at solo content

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