It’s a hard thing. To eliminate the option to repair to less than full could create a really frustrating situation for new players, forcing them to grind for an extra day or two on weaker forums just to be able to progress in the basic game.

Min repair is really only a serious benefit to the DML. I mean, since the charisma boost, I even run with Harris Piltons on all the time. The DML is wacky with it’s power level, and the repair cost is supposed to balance that. Perhaps Episode 2 will release items of similar power for the other clbumes and the whole thing will self balance. If not, maybe a bump to needing to repair an item to at least 10% would help? Given the cost of the DML, I can’t suggest nerfing it.