Quote Originally Posted by Krotoan View Post
nobody levels a crafter JUST for repairs.
I did. Well, and also for glamours (which have since been made far easier to obtain *sigh*), but I mostly did it for repairs.

Quote Originally Posted by Krotoan View Post
if you add incentives to make people repair at NPC's instead it wont. Like make it cheaper.. or give more Durability back if you get it repaired at an NPC.
Those are literally two of the benefits you get from bothering to level your crafters, so no.