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5. How does loot degredation work? I generally cant be arsed with faffing about fixing things, I'd rather have fun, but i think that I'm going to have to do a bit of boring makework in FFXIV:ARR.
In the early levels, you're going to be outleveling and so replacing equipment faster than it degrades, so fixing it isn't much of an issue. Once you gain a few levels and are holding on to gear longer, you'll want to keep an eye on its condition and repair items that are getting close to breaking, but it's pretty cheap and easy, and not something that you need to do very often.
Oh, one more thing about equipment repairs. If you get into crafting, it's possible to repair your own equipment using a catalyst called Dark Matter. It's rather awkward, though, primarily because you need to be (not just have unlocked, but currently be set to) the class that makes that type of item. So you'd have to switch to Weaver to repair any cloth gear you're using, then switch to Leatherworker to repair any leather gear you're using, then switch to Jeweler to repair any metal jewelry you're using, etc. It's enough of a hassle that even on my character who has all the crafting classes, I usually just go to one of the Mender NPCs and pay them a few gil to repair everything at once. That's much easier.