Repair Guide

**The Gray Ghost** · 09-12-2010 09:48 PM

Hi Folks, I was having an awful time figuring out repairs, so thought I'd save the youngsters some hassle and write up this guide on what to do when your equipment is suffering.

You'll know it's time to repair when you see a little sword and shield icon show up. Clicking on it brings up a not very helpful message in Japanese that most likely says to get your act together and fix your gear already. (Apologies to the actual Japanese speakers... I'm sure that message is incredibly helpful.) There are two ways (eventually there will be three) to put your equipment back together.

For the no-hassle method, you can visit the repair NPC in your local city. In Ul'dah, look for Gogorano, a lalafell standing inside the northern gate (Gate of Nald). Make sure you're on the inside of the giant gate, he's a bit to the west of it. In Limsa Lominsa, seek out Braetonieu between West and East Hawker's Alleys. And in Gridania, you can find Meara off to the side in the Ebony Stalls area. These NPCs also offer an option to "do your own repairs for 250 gil." Do not pick this. At the moment, repairs appear to have a very low failure rate, and choosing this option just gives you access to a crafting facility that improves your chances of crafting success.

Now repair NPCs can only fix up your equipment to around 75% or so, which means it'll pretty much break right away after a little while. The real way to fix it up is a little more work.

First be sure to unequip the piece of equipment you want to repair. There aren't any helpful error messages just yet, so you'll just have to remember to do this. While you're looking at this piece of equipment, click on it in your inventory to get the equipment's detailed info screen. This screen will show you what item you need to repair it, as well as the base type of the equipment. Next, you'll need to switch to the proper crafting profession. This depends on the base type of the equipment, for example Tanner profession for leather goods, or Weaver for cloth, or Blacksmith for most weapons. Pugilists, note that a weapon requiring bone chips to repair (your weathered hora, for example) requires the Goldsmith profession to fix it up.

Once you have the right profession, the right repair item, and unequipped your gear, you can go back into your inventory and click on the "Repair" button, bringing you to the synthesis screen. Put your repair item into the material slot and fix up your gear!

I might suggest that if you come across this thread and know how to find items needed for repair (such as Growth Formula Alpha, synthesized by Alchemist profession for the Weathered Staff), let us know. Please don't throw away those bone chips!

**Nitto** · 09-13-2010 01:12 AM

i signed up just to say thank you!

<3

**Kratos** · 09-13-2010 07:57 AM

Hi-
I thought in the last pach they made it so that the repair was to 100% and not 50%?

**notebene** · 09-13-2010 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by Kratos

Hi-
I thought in the last pach they made it so that the repair was to 100% and not 50%?

I was experiencing 75%.

**The Gray Ghost** · 09-14-2010 05:30 AM

Originally Posted by notebene

I was experiencing 75%.

I've also been getting 75% in this last patch.

**Plague** · 09-14-2010 12:45 PM

LOL, I also signed up to thank you.

**Ahemait** · 09-18-2010 02:19 PM

So what are the minimum levels for repairing different gear slots? I 'decide to wait until you are more skilled' every time i try to repair my legs. Most bothersome indeed.
Also, I can't seem to repair my undergarments. I'm assuming because I can't remove them? I'm missing something very simple I'm sure.
rank 6 weaver
rank 4 LW

**RTLate** · 09-21-2010 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by Ahemait

I'm missing something very simple I'm sure.

nope
everybody's running around with raggedy ass unders for now
well see what tomorrow brings us for more clothing options

**kadoogin** · 09-21-2010 10:16 PM

What crafters repair which armor besides the ones listed? Does armorsmiths repair the stuff like chainmail?

**Nicholi** · 09-23-2010 06:52 AM

I just get the guy to repair my undies. costs 100gil. Personally, I'd charge more if I had to repair a bunch of ragged adventurers underwear.

**Gabrielle** · 09-27-2010 01:29 PM

I registered just to say "Thank you!!!" too. Geesh, I wasted so much time ... and a few gil ... trying to figure this out. You explained it beautifully. Thanks again.

**celstar** · 09-27-2010 08:28 PM

what does this mean?

"You cannot carry out repairs as your current class."

I'm trying to do simple repairs to lvl 1 weapons. My job is blacksmith. What else am I missing?

**Dewd** · 10-01-2010 05:26 PM

First off, I'd like to thank you very much for your post. I was having the most difficult time to figure out how to repair my gear....looked hours upon hours at different links within my Google search, and none were able to help me figure it out until I stumbled across this very post....so thank you once again!

I might suggest that if you come across this thread and know how to find items needed for repair (such as Growth Formula Alpha, synthesized by Alchemist profession for the Weathered Staff), let us know. Please don't throw away those bone chips!

Try this link. The site in general is great for finding items, which vendors sell them, and so much more. I am not a site endorser or anything, and am not trying to steer people away from this site, which is also very helpful.

Growth Formula Alpha - Item - Final Fantasy XIV Database - ffxiv.yg.com

Enjoy the worlds of FFXIV!

Dewd Junior
Selbina World

**Razor** · 10-02-2010 09:22 PM

Thanks for the post really neat how you have to repair. Lots of things in this game are a pain, but if you look at it from a different point of view you will see. It is realistic to have to repair in this way you see? I love how realistic the tradeskills are like requiring glue and rivets and screws etc...

**arpj78** · 10-10-2010 10:16 AM

I think the game will take time to get used to but the fact that doing skill ups also gets you physical level points also will get more people involved in all the skill crafts and have a much better and realistic economical system. People will have to get more involved with other players. Linkshells will work together more. Right now lower level stuff is really expensive because demand is high but supply is super low. As time goes by, items will get cheaper as all the dynamics change. I didn't play FFXI from the beginning so I missed this part of that game. I find it all pretty interesting and the fact that I started pretty much day one I don't have this RUSH RUSH need to keep grinding out levels.

**Xunjez** · 10-12-2010 05:28 PM

This Rocks, thank you so much!!!!

**chen** · 10-18-2010 10:14 PM

Is the level matters for repairing?
i was able to fix my rank 9 weapon with my lvl6 blacksmith
but couldn't fix someone's rank 16 weapon

**solki ramuh** · 10-19-2010 07:24 AM

oh no you have to repair your undies? seriously thats a joke right?

**Burrowowl** · 10-19-2010 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by solki ramuh

oh no you have to repair your undies? seriously thats a joke right?

That's no joke, it's a skidmark.

**Aernheart** · 11-12-2010 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by Burrowowl

That's no joke, it's a skidmark.

Haha indeed! I think SE will probably bring out a laundery woman specialised for washing stiff socks and underwear. It seems unlikely they would let players continue to wear their old, Y-fronts with more then several holes in them for the remainder of the game lol

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