Repairing Repairs

[SuzakuCMX]

Wow.. this is getting ridiculous... do they even think about it before implementing, i mean they could have called it something decent or change it up a bit so it make sense..

"Piles of Scrap Iron" > repairs armor and stuff with iron
"Strings of Yarn" > repairs cloth stuff
"Straps of Leather" > repairs leather gear
"Vials of Synthetic Substance" > Repairs alchemy based stuff
"Planks of Lumber" > Repairs wood made items
"Handful of Shiny Stones" > repairs jewels and accessories

that took me less than a minute to come up with, come on, all you can come up with is a magical item called "Dark Matter"????? Please change the name at least before releasing. I'm beginning to doubt future changes...trust fading... ughhh!

"Check yourself before you wreck yourself SE" T-T

"Omg wtf why am I repairing Velveteen with yarn!!!"
"Omg why am I repairing bronze with iron!!!"

Also that's one item for all ranks of repairable items. This way is better because it give different items to repair different ranks without taking up the 30 inventory spaces your way would if they separated based on ranks.

[giftforce]

I don't particularly care for this idea, but it's not necessarily the worst thing ever.

The whole magical, materia-using, dark-matter crafter thing is kind of weird though. It just seems ... "not very final fantasy".

(Hahaha. By the way, I wasn't serious about the last part, I just couldn't think of an explanation so I used the one everyone on this forum ALWAYS gives when they are too lazy/inept to explain themselves)

[Synapse]

"Omg wtf why am I repairing Velveteen with yarn!!!"
"Omg why am I repairing bronze with iron!!!"

Also that's one item for all ranks of repairable items. This way is better because it give different items to repair different ranks without taking up the 30 inventory spaces your way would if they separated based on ranks.

Point is i came up with that list in less than a minute, i could have simply wored "Piles of scraped metals" but w/e

Who is gonna carry all different level of dark matter, repair the entire Eorzea? chances are people will carry their own level 1 and level 2 dark matter, and they would seek assistance to for level 3-5 repairs. With the repair NPCs price going down, it would be much easier, even if its last resort.

[SuzakuCMX]

Point is i came up with that list in less than a minute, i could have simply wored "Piles of scraped metals" but w/e

Who is gonna carry all different level of dark matter, repair the entire Eorzea? chances are people will carry their own level 1 and level 2 dark matter, and they would seek assistance to for level 3-5 repairs. With the repair NPCs price going down, it would be much easier, even if its last resort.

Point is your idea was not as good as what they're doing.

Also I am going to carry around all 5 grades if I can, since repairs are a large source of income for crafters.

EDIT: Repair NPCs can still only repair up to 70% durability.

[Felis]

hmm more rooms for my item collection, yes please.. and what-za.. why reduced the fees of NPC repairs! THAT IS... stoopid.. :C

You haven't repaired NM stuff with the NPC, have you?
1.000.000 gils only for a R25 weapon is not funny.

[Synapse]

Haha, with this direction they re going maybe them re adjusting the future recipe would be like this..

instead of different type of glues, such as Horn Glue, Fish Glue, Scale Glue, Wing Glue.. it would just be "All Purpose water resistant Magical Glue"

hey! it saves inv space!

[Arcell]

All the whining and complaining is really funny considering they mentioned they were going to do something like this months ago.

I like it, now weapon decisions won't be based off of repair mat rarity but by actual stats!For those who don't know for Pugilists the Rank 50 weapon, the Jade Hora, requires a high quality synth item as a repair (Jadeite off the Nephrite synth). This makes it pretty unappealing to use as it's not as readily available as some other repair items like potions for baghnakhs.

Anyway, this isn't dumbing down anything. It just makes our lives easier without having to carry around 50 repair items. Now people and linkshells can stockpile both for use.

Haha, with this direction they re going maybe them re adjusting the future recipe would be like this..

instead of different type of glues, such as Horn Glue, Fish Glue, Scale Glue, Wing Glue.. it would just be "All Purpose water resistant Magical Glue"

hey! it saves inv space!

While similar that is decidedly different. You're talking about crafting vs repairing. With crafting you get the item once and then use it. With repairs you have to either carry them around for when you do need them or acquire them after your gear has deteriorated enough which may or may not be possible depending on the markets.

[Doho]

this change is FREAKING EPIC and anyone that opposes it is IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO ME.

[AdvancedWind]

To be fair, I think it would be slighly cooler if they did use generic mats per craft instead of a one for all, but I can live with it. Specially since Dark Matter is yet another classic item that made it's way on Final Fantasy XIV.

In any case, it will be good to get rid of some pesky mats in my inventory.

My only question for now is: Will I still be able to repair my R43 Ice Brand +2 with a R36 goldsmith, or will I have to grind to 41, something I kind of don't want? ;_;

[lackofwords]

There are huge differences between crafting demands and repair demands.
People only need repair once every 2-3days if they play alot, Demand will be big for sure but not enough to drive the item price insane or empty the market stock.

Alright, since you want to believe market trend will remain low priced and low demand, lets just see what happens when patch comes.

Here's the current pricing for some common repair materials according to yg global median
Maple Plank - 250
Ash Plank - 1000
Copper Nugget - (400) via NPC
Brass Nugget - 1500
Iron Nugget - 1200
Silver Nugget - 1750
Dodo Leather Spetch - 600
Buffalo Leather Spetch - 1000
Boar Leather Spetch - 500
Cotton Fent - 1000
Canvas Fent - 270
Linen Fent - 750
Velveteen Fent - 1000

So, taking those common materials, roughly cost 1000 for r20-50 equipments, and roughly about 300 for r1-20. Lets see how much dark matter is going to sell for when the patch goes live and settles in after a week or two. Lets hope it's around 1k all around for grades 1-5.