Witcher vets - is this the norm?

[cigsthecat]

I think it would be fine as is if the repair kits weren't a one time use item. Make them more expensive and let you repair armor/weapons repeatedly after that.

 

[Dreadzyn]

Maybe it's just that, I thought the kits were repairing more than they actually were. I was also thinking that maybe using the wheel and the table to enhance, was lowering the quality but increasing damage.

 

[GreyReaver]

The thing is that if this was included for realism, the way it was implemented makes no sense. You can't exactly stop in the middle of a fight to resharpen or straighten a sword, and broken fittings, bent plates, or pierced armor would all require a smith to handle. These are almost all things that Geralt wouldn't be handling himself, and for those that he would, it would make more sense to just have a notification telling you to meditate sometime soon so he can tend to his equipment, or that the damage is too severe and he needs to visit a smith of the appropriate level for his gear.

 

[thislsmadness]

I wonder if early game gear has fast degradation rates because I had issues early on but now I'm level 12, I've been using the same two swords for 4-5 levels and I can only remember seeing that 50% warning once.

 

[gamertech100]

I don't really understand why people say equipment degrades too fast.
It's very rare that any of my equipment is damaged to below 65% and that's after many encounters.
Usually when I repair equipment, I'll have one piece near 65% or 70% and the rest is usually around 90%
Playing on Death March difficulty