Quote Originally Posted by Jamyl_Sarum View Post
mining your own minerals does not mean they are free.
Mining/Botany is a revenue generating activity and crafting said materials into something to increase the revenue potential. To me it is all revenue generation. It doesn't cost you anything to gather said materials except for the repair costs. So all in all your cost - profit ratio is significantly higher especially if you have the crafting prowess to be able to do your own repairs. If you want to debate the repair costs go for it but the revenue from said materials will be higher than your repairs even if you vendor so it is a wash. So something that doesn't cost you anything is.... free