User blog comment:The Milkman/Skyrim Titbits/@comment-1967485-20120825165749

Hunger: I don't totally agree with you non that. I don't find it realistic or fun to stop a fight with a dragon to chomp on some raw chicken legs.

Also, the dragonborn is never hunger or thirsty because he is constantly pump up on adrenaline. Question of the universe solved.

Disease: I don't entirely agree with you there either. Now, I understand that it's a "dafuq" moment when you have thirteen diseases and a virus in your system and you automatically cure yourself with a potion, but early game, cure disease potions costs 200-300 gold, which is a hefty amount for a starting player. Not to mention wolves are usually present for every other random encounter in the game...which oddly means you will see them about every 30 seconds while in the wilderness.

Potions: Potions healing over time would be great for a hardcore mode, but unlike in F:NV, damage output by enemies can be large, overwhelming, and persistent. Not to mention AI Combat is a lot better than in F:NV ("Oh you have a brush gun? I'll just rush you with a knife!"), so you can't exactly hide behind a rock/wall to recover your health.