I already played though the entire game twice a few years ago and I remember having to constantly repair my swords and either buying or crafting repair kits often.
Now however, I'm level 27 on deathmarch and I think I haven't repaired a single sword more than once. I got 16, 24 and 4 repair kits (amateur, journeyman and master respectively), probably having only bought two of them way earlier into the game.
I usually don't even remember it's a thing, sometimes the warning for the sword will pop up and I'll just repair it by 15% and won't be touching it again til I get a better one.
Am I tripping or does anyone else feel this too?