weapon / armor maintenance

[Stillicho]

How about not materials being involved, I know soduku_killer is suggesting mats because it makes the game more immersive. 

The main problem with the game is gold right now though. There's so much gold, hundreds of millions literally out there, that the inflation is horrible. Small repair prices would take some out. Or more out for expensive legendaries. I like the repair with gold, but repairing with materials and I would uninstall immediately. Wasting mats just to repair armor and weapons is a horrible idea as it takes hours just to grind out a few to craft something.

+1 if you fix the gold problem you will fix most of the economy.

Thinking along these same lines, but something for the future like bannerlord if the devs were to the like idea.

Taking this idea from Thalheimer's in another post. Repairing armour up to masterwork found like in Native, given a little stat boost and spending gold thus taking gold out of the economy and keeping inflation down, armour degrading over time to lower levels like the lower partially broken ones found in Native, having a small stat negation, then paying a small bit to get back to full etc.

Also, works better psychologically this way as it being more of a buff not a nerf to all. The only problem I see is if that makes the game even easier but even if it's 1 or 2 cut or speed etc.... The change would be minimal and the rich would still do it as the "why not factor". 

So in my mind, I think the best way to do it would be in 2-3 steps so not all things cost 5m or whatever it would be to upgrade. 

Stag Bow
Speed Rating: 82
Thrust Damage: 42
Shoot Speed: 70
Accuracy: 110

Stag Bow II 25% of the Cost
Speed Rating: 83 (+1)
Thrust Damage: 42
Shoot Speed: 70
Accuracy: 110

Stag Bow III 75% of the Cost
Speed Rating: 83 (+1) <-- from II
Thrust Damage: 43 (+1)
Shoot Speed: 70
Accuracy: 110


Each thing would need to be custom to make sure it does not get any better than the hero locked version I would say

http://mountandblade.wikia.com/wiki/Melee_weapons

Native modifiers. Base example.