Or
and I know this is just a totally wild, off the wall concept here
you could just exercise some self-control and choose to not save in combat. Like I do.
I can stand behind this, Larian did not make the game to punish players. They made it for the enjoyment of players. If someone wants to save before a battle or NPC interaction that is on them.. if you don't like it, don't do it ^_^
Maybe they can add in a check in options to disable saves for people who can't control themselves.
