Quote Originally Posted by Colt47 View Post
Also, do any crafters enjoy repairing other peoples gear?
Just my 2 gil worth.

I enjoy helping other players with repairs.
And profit is not the reason I craft.

If it's for a LS member or friend, I would prefer to do the repair for free, or at the most in exchange for the same grade of Dark Matter necessary for the repair.

For strangers, I'd like to feel that they respect the time and effort it takes to level up a craft... and the easiest way to show that is by offering a decent reward of gil.


Some ideas for getting equipment repaired quickly:

1. Offer a GOOD gil reward -- 2000x, 3000x, or even 4000x gil the grade of the Dark Matter -- i.e. for Grade 5, offer 10,000 to 20,000 gil (yes, this is the range I use personally).

I guarantee you will get things fixed quickly! Those rewards are high, but the alternative is trying to save some gil and perhaps waiting around much longer.


2. Ask for help near the Aetheryte or Repair NPC in Ul'dah.

And give the following information:
- grade of Dark Matter
- necessary crafting skill
- rank of the item
- specifically state your reward

If someone is crafting, we have to stop what we are doing, cancel out through all the menus, then look at your bazaar. And it's really annoying to do that and find out we can't even do the repair, so I just stopped bothering unless I know the above information.


3. Be friendly and don't forget to use the magic word "please".
Bad example: I was leveling up a craft in Ul'dah, someone walks up and "pokes" me without saying a word, then just stands there for a few minutes... I kept crafting.


4. Get to know people. Not everyone in Eorzea is anti-social. Even on Saronia, a 1 chocobo server, I never have a problem getting things fixed quickly.