User blog comment:XvLIGHTNINGvx/Skyrim's Weapons Will Not Degrade Over Time/@comment-66.139.123.129-20111023044148

I can see both sides of the argument. On one hand, a weapon won't do 3 less damage because it has a few more nicks in it, and armor won't protect you 15 less because of dents. On the other hand, a sword doesn't stay perfect and untouched after slamming aginst several metal spikes and other blades. Perhaps a more realistic way would be a whole-or-broken weapon system. Of course, broken weapons aren't unusable...