Armorsmith Archive

Armor repair has been a huge thorn in my side for some time now, I refuse to wear my armorsmith tag and keep as low a profile as possible to avoid repairs for anyone outside of my guild. Not because I'm mean or anything , but simply because of the results of the "repair" system (a system I have yet to see a Dev even try to explain).

Armor is faced with "decay from use" and also suffers "death penalty" (unlike weapons). Now let me share a fraction of the info I have collected from my repair experiences and show you the nasty, brutal beating armor takes at the hands of it's creators... meet the Armorer/Guide for this little trip

Blakmoor - Master Armorer, Master Artisan, Master Droid Engineer (heh, that alone should

give me some edge )

Gear - total of +12 in Armor repair SEA's, using 100% functionality rated repair tools.

... Meet the Victims...

Suit #1
*Layered Composite w/Krayt enhanced Chest, Repair Virgin, Built by me.
--Failures - 1
--Marginal Repairs - 2 (Average max cond loss 12453)
--Repair w/ Max cond reduced - 6 (Average max cond loss 7354)
--Minor Blemishes - 0
*Average Max Cond - 36720 (Death penalty on undamaged suit approx 1836)

Suit #2
*Layered Composite, One piece on second repair, Sliced, Built by "other smith".
--Failures - 1
--Marginal Repairs - 1 (Average max cond loss 12451)
--Repair w/ Max cond reduced - 4 (Average max cond loss 6702)
--Minor Blemishes - 3 (Average max cond loss 1830)
*Average Max Cond - 35228 (Death penalty on undamaged suit approx 1761)

Suit #3
*29% Krayt Segment suit, Repair Virgin, Sliced, Built by me.
--Failures - 2
--Marginal Repairs - 0
--Repair w/ Max cond reduced - 3 (Average max cond loss 8900)
--Minor Blemishes - 4 (Average max cond loss 2250)
*Average Max Cond - 45004 (Death penalty on undamaged suit approx 2250)

Suit #4
*Layered Composite, On it's last legs (2 to 3 repairs on most pieces), Built by me.
--Failures - 2
--Marginal Repairs - 2 (Average max cond loss 9478
--Repair w/ Max cond reduced - 5 (Average max condition loss 5802)
--Minor Blemishes - 0
*Average Max Condition - 23340 (Death penalty on undamaged suit approx 1167)

In several instances in the above suits, and in other pieces done, the initial amout of damage was actually less than the damage done by my "repair". The initial amount of damageson pieces in these examples varied from "barely a scratch" to as heavy as 90% damaged but none of that seems to have any direct relation to repair success/cond damage.

I fully agree there should be decay on armor... but I don't like the fact that, as a Master Armorer, I an far more of a threat to the armor than any of the critters/people that are trying to kill my client. The bulk of repair attempts are "marginal" and "repaired w/ max cond loss" which means most repairs are a 20-30% condition hit, 10-15% of all repairs are total Failures... now that'll 'harsh the buzz' you get from making that masterpiece enhanced super suit...

Now if I could just find a Dev brave enough to explain the "system" to me... I'd be gald to share my big spreadsheet of info showing the extent of the brutality

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Slyder, FS Master Crafter, 12point maker of brand-X armor 2894 5097 Tatooine
Come shop at SPS...it's just as good as the next guy's...
For a small fee, I'll train your chimpanzee how to make armor under the new system

which is why you shouldn't repair armor unless it's near or under the 50% range, hehe

Heh, yup... but had to do the full range for the spreadsheet record