LOL I hear you. Hopefully they will get our repair abilities in soon, or at least give them to blacksmiths round the world, and that the price isn't worse. Altho they did say blacksmiths would repair fully and better so it may be, but it won't affect durabilty of the item, I thought they said. I've been making a few repair kits here and there, but at the moment buying them is outrageous, so I'm always on a cash run. I am noticing a huge difference since I put points in the armor and weapon preservation skills though.
We're only a few days out from R15, which they've stated on a few occasions will be, at least somewhat, crafting-centric. I've been intentionally avoiding crafting-related activities specifically because of this.