Repair system discussion

[Alhanelem]

Ok, 13 slots which is roughly 65,000 to 130,000 gil to repair all to 99%

Or, you could have a player do it for a small fraction of that cost.

The system requires that an item be 100% to sell it in the AH. Selling it to an NPC requires nothing

Except for random junk materials, you will almost always get far more gil selling items to players than to NPCs. You can also sell far more items at once (30 if you count your player bazaar) than FFXI allowed, so it's not really that hard to sell stuff.

To also answer the question about end game repairs, When I need money I’ll do the guild leves when I need quick repairs 99% is just as good as 100%. So while your waiting around for that measly 1% I’ll be back in the fight.

Again, if you like burning gil, that's your perogative. If I do 99 leves I'd have to repair several times; so I might make 700k or more, but i'll also probably spend 150-200k on repairs. If I took those repairs to a player, i'd keep a lot more of the gil I obtained. You're wasting as much as 20-30% of your leve income on repairs. That's honestly a pretty high percentage, considering it's basically a tax. Instead of flushing that gil down the drain, when players repair your gear they get the gil and you saved a lot of it.

The repair system is not broken.

[Liniont]

Or, you could have a player do it for a small fraction of that cost.

Except for random junk materials, you will almost always get far more gil selling items to players than to NPCs. You can also sell far more items at once (30 if you count your player bazaar) than FFXI allowed, so it's not really that hard to sell stuff.

Again, if you like burning gil, that's your perogative. If I do 99 leves I'd have to repair several times; so I might make 700k or more, but i'll also probably spend 150-200k on repairs. If I took those repairs to a player, i'd keep a lot more of the gil I obtained. You're wasting as much as 20-30% of your leve income on repairs. That's honestly a pretty high percentage, considering it's basically a tax. Instead of flushing that gil down the drain, when players repair your gear they get the gil and you saved a lot of it.

The repair system is not broken.

...... I think you've missed my point completely

[Alhanelem]

...... I think you've missed my point completely

That's probably because you don't have one. Not a valid one, at least.

I'm also assuming you have a player on call 24/7 to repair your items at will whenever it's time for you to repair your items?

Yes, actually. Whenever I return to town my stuff usually gets repaired pretty quickly.

also 20 - 30% is not even near the accurate margin try 10 to 15% of 700k

That's still a huge loss. And a loss is a loss. The more of my gil I can keep in my pocket, the better.

[Liniont]

Again, if you like burning gil, that's your perogative. If I do 99 leves I'd have to repair several times; so I might make 700k or more, but i'll also probably spend 150-200k on repairs. If I took those repairs to a player, i'd keep a lot more of the gil I obtained. You're wasting as much as 20-30% of your leve income on repairs. That's honestly a pretty high percentage, considering it's basically a tax. Instead of flushing that gil down the drain, when players repair your gear they get the gil and you saved a lot of it.

The repair system is not broken.

Have you actually done low level guild leves at higher levels? The durability decrease doesn't even match that of a fight with something your level because 1 to 4 hits the mobs die. I'm also assuming you have a player on call 24/7 to repair your items at will whenever it's time for you to repair your items? also 20 - 30% is not even near the accurate margin try 10 to 15% of 700k I've never felt the pain of having to repair at an NPC. We can also argue that your probably a crafter who makes his gil repairing if so your just fighting this topic to keep your business you don't care whether there's an optimal way or not.