I don't see why we should have to repair gear even with a Blacksmithing ability. Item durability is a relic that I'll be happy to see buried for good, excepting, I SUPPOSE, games where survival and scarce resources are a theme.
I'm with you on that. But without blacksmithing it makes even less sense. With the current implementation in the game the necessity to repair items is just pure tiresome bullshit imo.