Quote Originally Posted by linay View Post
They probably won't do it as it gives you a reason to level a crafter. The reason to allow you to meld other people's gears is for overmelding. You don't need to repair more than 100%, so you can just use the NPC if you're not a crafter.
To be honest there are plenty of other reasons to level crafting. NPCs have a tendency to not be readily available when you've forgotten to repair and you're in a hurry to get to one as the queue for your dungeon just popped and on top of that the load screens have decided to take their time too.