Weaponsmith Archive

What is the deal with weapon repair. I just repaired3 or my weapons. One was like 600/800 and it evaporated. The others had about 10% damage but took about 25% hit in condition when repairing. Gosh that is a bit harsh.

It almost seems pointless to repair the weapon. Seems like I would have been better off running the weapon into the ground.

Are there things I can do to avoid damage to the weapon? I hear powerups damage the weapon? What about death while weapon is equipped?

If there is a stick post for this please direct me to the correct location.

Thanks

This is exactly the reason why I don't use Krayt weapons myself anymore. WAY too much cost to go into having a weapon disappear or lose half of its effectiveness on repair. So, now either I make my own weapons or buy them from someone and use them until they fall apart. It's just not worth it to repair them...at all.

Anian

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DroidHacker99 wrote:

What is the deal with weapon repair. I just repaired3 or my weapons. One was like 600/800 and it evaporated. Thanks

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Problem #1. Why are you repairing it so soon? You will always lose some condition on it, so at least wait until it's about 50% or below. That way you don't waste a gun completely.

i dont know, after i hit master weaponsmith and i use 98.8 quality repair tools.. i little condition loss on anything i repaired. its actually kinda nice. i repair my freinds krayt guns and usually only get about 50 condition loss of the max.

I thought I read somewhere that the more damage it has the higher probability it has of a failure during repair. True? or False?

I don't think that goes into effect until it's at 50% condition.

I've had great success repairing weapons. I always do repairs next to my crafting station or with my droid out (with a crafting station) that seems to help. 80% of the time I get what seems to be the best result "minor blemish" which reduces the max condtiion by 50 points. I've destroyed a couple of weapons but that is pretty rare between 5-10% in my experience. I use 98.8% functionality tools and I also have a weapon repair skill tape +1.

Repairing at just over 50% remaining condition appears to be the optimal time. I have not noticed a difference between top quality guns and "junk" gun when it comes to repair success rate but it seems logical that the weapon's complexity, when originally crafted, would have an effect on the outcome.

Vorc

LVSK Parter, Kettemoor

i have a pistol that's down to 160/888. i was wondering who to go to for a repair, should i find a master weaponsmith, will a novice do, or can it be a master artisan? also, what should i expect to pay? i really have no idea bout how repairs work, so thanks for your help!

chances are its gonna break, just buy a new one and repair them around 50% damage for longer life

Payment depends on who you have repair it ( it's usually not much thou ) .... with that condition ... I would suggest you use master weapoonsmith ( weaponsmith get a bonus not sure how much on repair .. so I hear ) ... I use weapon repair kits that are 99% .. so ask the weaponsmith on what percent ther weapon repair kits are . I have repaired 23 guns that were below 100 condition with only 1 breaking ( 1 was a condition 4 and repaired with minor blimishes ) , so it's very posiable to get your gun back in action

I usually repair my own weapons really with a high quality tool. I'm not a weaponsmith though. but my third holo just dropped the bomb on me lol. I've had successes with only minor blemishes. I have had weapons break too, but the way I see it. at least on my server. it's difficult if not impossible to find a master weaponsmith just standing around a star port or whatever. most don't like being bothered with direct tells. I just save myself the trouble and either have a crack at the weapon myself or just buy another one...only time this doesn't work is when one of my prenerf scatters needs fixing then I'd rather not risk it.

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downertool wrote:

chances are its gonna break, just buy a new one and repair them around 50% damage for longer life

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I'm sorry but that is simplynot the case.

When first getting into repairs I used to recommend people fix their stuff at around 50% as logic would dictate. How ever, it usually ended up that the gun would repair to a significantly lowe condition, not much above the condition it was in.

I found that my most stunning successes were on stuff that was <100 or even <50 where 9/10 times I'd repair to full original condition with minor blemishes. I've also found this works for armour (although that was perhaps sheer luck).

As far as pricing goes, I ask for tips (a tool costs me 15units of copper) and usually get the price I would have goten for the gun had I been selling it. It is nice to be able to provide this service as people get attached to their guns and swords...

"chances are its gonna break, just buy a new one and repair them around 50% damage for longer life"

Incorrect to a degree. I make 99.8 repair tools and rarely break a weapon. I recently brought a T21 back from a condition of 42 all the way to 805 (minor blemishes). I also repaired a DX2 from 64 to 854. A very good repair tool (usually made from polysteel copper thatfrequently has very good conductivity) makes a huge difference in the success (or lack thereof) of a repair. Things do seem to get riskier when weapons are allowed to slip below 500, but there is really no downside to attempting a repair on a weapon with a condition below 200 if you use a high quality repair tool. The weapon won't last much longer if left unrepaired anyway.

Arcos Alendi of Kettemoor

-Master Artisan

-Master Weaponsmith