User blog comment:XvLIGHTNINGvx/Skyrim's Weapons Will Not Degrade Over Time/@comment-99.3.20.131-20111106155820

A lot of people read this and thought to themselves either "Oh boy! One less chore to worry about!" or "What the hell?! I play elder scrolls for a challenge!"

You have points, whatever side you take, but nonetheless, this could easily be beneficial. I have enjoyed every Elder Scrolls game I have played (all but Arena, thanks Mac OSX) and I admit degrading armor and weapons have temped my patience, so when I heard there wouldn't be degradation of items, I jumped out of my seat. However, I played a lot of Bethesda games (Fallout 3/New Vegas mostly) and degrading armor and weapons almost seemed necessary to keep me playing, as they clearly added a feeling of fulfillment when you could afford to repair your items, and fear when you were deep in a dungeon or vault and your weapons were on borderline crap, so you were skeptical of what lied around every corner.

The point I am trying to get across to you is that degrading items is necessary if you want a challenge or a more lifelike experience (even though degrading items takes longer than 3 fights), but it is also a chore if you are a casual gamer and want to just enjoy the spell-casting, sword-fighting fun of the Elder Scroll's experience. Perhaps Bethesda could've implemented a choice between the two in the menu which can be turned off if one feels overwhelmed (like hardcore mode in Fallout) but left on for the player hoping for a bigger challenge. I don't care if it is put in the game or not, I will play Skyrim either way, and the same should be for all of you.