I do hope so -
repairing is tiresome - right clicking and clicking repair on every item equipped x 4 characters just SUCKS
However -
if you made blacksmith hammers a consumable item AND you allowed the consumption of the hammer to repair all equipped items to full on all party members - then it would be a resource worth finding and/or buying
tongs could do the same - but for a single character
now on to crafting -
it was the NUMBER ONE disliked mechanic in the game
I just hate having a ton of crap in my inventory and no idea what to do with it - either have recipes drop a lot more frequent or just open up new crafting recipes automatically with each level -
experimentation is so nauseating I don't even do it - I would rather google lists than spend hours getting a message that nothing happens