Forcing everyone to craft, Is it good direction for FFXIV?

[Akumu]

Repairs are not that hard to get actually. I just stand in a crowded area(Ul'dah) then go take a 30 min break. Most of the time it's done but if not shouting always work. Yoshi-P realizes the players issue with repairing and will fix the problem(can't get a full understanding since I used google translate). He might lower the npc repair costs and/or lower the materials needed to repair items.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

No, they just want to make crafters important in the game

his recent post says other wise.

[Dargoth_Draconia]

Most I ever offer for a repair is 10k, and that is for my Crab bow +1 and the rest of the time I offer 5-7k for my Bucc gear. Money is so easy to come by that there is no reason to complain about getting stuff repaired. My highest craft is 21 and I only do Crafting Leves every so often to level it up and most of the time when I put something up for repair it gets repaired literally within 10 minutes of standing in Ul'dah.

[TheVedis]

his recent post says other wise.

more proof you dont know whats going on

if you played the game youd know how important they are

[TheVedis]

Most I ever offer for a repair is 10k, and that is for my Crab bow +1 and the rest of the time I offer 5-7k for my Bucc gear. Money is so easy to come by that there is no reason to complain about getting stuff repaired. My highest craft is 21 and I only do Crafting Leves every so often to level it up and most of the time when I put something up for repair it gets repaired literally within 10 minutes of standing in Ul'dah.

you get repairs cuz you offer more then fair compensation
hell i dont even ask 10k to repair crab bows, 3k is enough since i have 200 oak branches on me and get them often

i go more by the cost of the mat then anything, and put a minimum of 3k regardless(5k will really get peoples attention)

but your right, people get money easy, yet they are also so stingy about spending it for repairs, yet will drop millions for a piece of gear

[Chardrizard]

more proof you dont know whats going on

if you played the game youd know how important they are

WELL DUH.

to OP, have u even played post update on item degrade rate?
because damn my weapon lasts me 2-3 leves cycle, you probably arent wearing shit that is on your optimal rank if you have to cycle through 3-4 weapon. 2 weapon is more than enough these days, unless you grind alot which is probably a lie because nobody make grind party in XIV.

[TheVedis]

WELL DUH.

to OP, have u even played post update on item degrade rate?
because damn my weapon lasts me 2-3 leves cycle, you probably arent wearing shit that is on your optimal rank if you have to cycle through 3-4 weapon. 2 weapon is more than enough these days, unless you grind alot which is probably a lie because nobody make grind party in XIV.

eva does play, and often, on my server

the thing to remember about OP, they like to complain about everything so this isnt an isolated instance

[Akumu]

you get repairs cuz you offer more then fair compensation
hell i dont even ask 10k to repair crab bows, 3k is enough since i have 200 oak branches on me and get them often

i go more by the cost of the mat then anything, and put a minimum of 3k regardless(5k will really get peoples attention)

but your right, people get money easy, yet they are also so stingy about spending it for repairs, yet will drop millions for a piece of gear

I also put a 3k minimum which seems to help a lot. Personally I see the repairing service as the replacement for the telewhoring in XI.

[Evangela]

WELL DUH.

to OP, have u even played post update on item degrade rate?
because damn my weapon lasts me 2-3 leves cycle, you probably arent wearing shit that is on your optimal rank if you have to cycle through 3-4 weapon. 2 weapon is more than enough these days, unless you grind alot which is probably a lie because nobody make grind party in XIV.

Yes, I carrying 4 weapons since launch

and now I still carrying 3-4 because with my new character I can't be able to repair my own weapon anymore and need to left 2 of them on my retainer, seeking for repair

[Chardrizard]

protip : stand near NPC repair at uldah, shit gets repair in like 10min in my server.. unless your server is so dead. i used to carry 4 weapon as well on my PUG, not anymore though.