Quote Originally Posted by HEC View Post
Makes no sense whatsoever since beta 4 as the repair costs are now proportional to the level of the damage and all you'll achieve is the decreased performance of your gear if you delay repairing it as soon as you pass the NPC (unlless idee you're using your own resources for repairs but I find that as too much hassle at lower levels - will pay off only from 48+ onwards anyway).
How does it make no sense? I even explained it in the next half of the sentence that you quoted. :P I don't repair until stuff is nearly broken because then I don't have to worry about spending money on gear the I'll potentially replace.

I'm not offering this advice as a max level (where repairing your gear anytime you run into the guy is a decent idea), but as a low level where gear gets replaced fairly quickly and where the only other thing to reasonably spend your money on is teleporting because that's what the OP is.