Repair NPC Costs, too much?

[LittleArrow]

I was playing my level 50 main and figured I would swing by the repair NPC. None of my equipment was below 20%, but it costed me around 1k+ to repair it all.

I have yet to run any instance above level 25, and most of my equipment was AF. The costs only seemed expensive due to the amount of wear my equipment suffered, which was barely anything at all. Plus, the fact I have yet to die. This was just wear and tear from playing. The thought that I have to pay gil just to play my character distressed me.

(Note: Yes, I know this is how it was during 1.xx; however, there was far less to do and even then this issue was a concern to me.)

Really, I'm posting this here as feedback and an attempt to reach out to those with higher level characters doing higher level stuff.

Are the NPC repair costs too high? Do your fates and/or dungeons cover the costs (I'm not including quests here since quests are limited)? What are your thoughts on the repair cost?

EDIT: An additional concern in regards to item durability, my items' wear did seem to go down pretty quickly. Especially considering I only suffered minor damage.