So long as they don't make us HAVE to ask someone else to repair gear and let us still use NPCs I have no problem with it. At the same time though it is kind of incentive to take our crafts to 40 so you can repair beyond the 100% condition thing.

I think its to try to make people level crafting since most people hate the materia melding frustration that crafting gives when trying to make higher level items... at least you can repair your own gear cheaper and beyond the 100% limit to make your gear last longer.