Gear wears with use, and every repair lowers its maximum durability, so crafted equipment stays in demand. Vendors deliberately sell materials, not finished gear: the best equipment comes from players.
Game System
Equipment, durability and loot
Gear wears out, and the best of it is made by players.

More Published Direction
Travel is the game: a 72 × 54 km continent with no fast travel.
Open system record →Six gathering professions, and what grows depends on where you are.
Open system record →Fourteen production professions, six quality tiers, and four trade-skill slots.
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