Why durability loss on return is stupid

[Rowyne]

Yeah, I'm used to this system in WoW (where it actually did more damage to gear). What makes the system there less annoying is that you can repair all your gear to 100% at an NPC with just a few clicks of the mouse.

Yup, me too. So, I think durability loss as a death penalty is just fine. But, as you said, in WoW it takes like two seconds and you're up to 100%. Plus, they have repair NPCs in every camp and quest hub and several in each major city.

As others have said, I would like to see NPCs repair to full, even if it costs more gil (as it's a convenience compared to having a repair done with dark matter). And there needs to be more NPCs than just one in each city.

I'm just fine with the current death penalty. I never EVER want to see exp loss as a death penalty again. It would be a dealbreaker for me.