Crafting - why level it when ->

[Mykll]

Normal gear starts at 100% condition.

Repair at any normal repair dude, and he will bring it back up to 100%.

BUT, repair it yourself with them Dark Matters, and the condition will go to 199%. No effect on stats, just means repair a lot less often, and overall cheaper.

[dementiondrive]

Normal gear starts at 100% condition.

Repair at any normal repair dude, and he will bring it back up to 100%.

BUT, repair it yourself with them Dark Matters, and the condition will go to 199%. No effect on stats, just means repair a lot less often, and overall cheaper.

yes... this sums it up. not only does it go up to 199% repair condition BUT you can also repair with the dark matter right in the dungeon/ instance you are actually running. i have had plenty of times where we kept wiping to pass a fight and people said their gear was below 10%. some items were at 15% for me at the time. i repaired on the spot since i carry a stack of 99 dark matter with me. since when you repair yourself it is 100% added. so you can only repair if your condition is 99% or lower. so that is how you can get 199% in condition for repairing yourself.

[Vandril]

BUT, repair it yourself with them Dark Matters, and the condition will go to 199%.

Holy crap, I never knew this. Now it makes sense why people claim it's so much cheaper to repair your own gear. The math wasn't adding up when I assumed the condition would naturally only hit 100%, just like NPC repairs.

Good to know. Thanks, you two.