Quote Originally Posted by SuzakuCMX View Post
EDIT: Also this might draw people away from Ul'dah. Some of the rarer mats for repairs, people don't have on-hand so they need to go to the Market Wards to buy it, and since Ul'dah has the "best" wards...well...

EDIT2: I CAN FINALLY HAVE MY GOGGLES REPAIRED.
Hi All,

I'd say it's a good change. Suzaku has a good example (above): Needing to get an obscure repair item just to fix one piece of equipment is frustrating to say the least.

I've seen it happen numerous times where someone's desperately trying to find a Chestnut Branch to get a repair; or needing a Siltstone / Ragstone / Mudstone Whetstone to repair a Tool. Most of the time it was cheaper to throw away your tool and buy a new one, instead of paying the jacked up prices for the repair material (in the case of Clothcraft Needles vs. Repair Item).

I personally didn't mind the Repair Materials (I got used to it, and went out and farmed / made my own repair materials), but it's definitely a pain; especially for less resourceful and new players into this game.

It's a good streamlining. Less inventory bloat and hassle, more time focused on doing the important / fun things in this game, right?