If I understand correctly, the older an item is, the faster it deteriorates?
The armor I was quite fond of, that passed from one character to the next as he died, did not need many repairs at first, when it was a +1 new item. When it was +8 with +10% infiltration, though, then it needed to be repaired all the time.
New items bring so little reward that one may as well just let them break apart and get the next one that props up, whereas old items deteriorate so fast that their rewards aren't worth it anymore.
I thought you meant them needing constant repairs was giving more work to advies.
Put in a feature request or something for reduced damage to the unique item. If it makes the game less fun, then tell the devs. Hopefully they might listen.
