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.
Pretty much. I'm always a bit perplexed when I see comments about forcibly removing certain features with the justification of "no hand-holding", though I guess I'm more curious about why anyone would concern themselves so much with others' style of gameplay. It's been a thing ever since I've been playing RPGs, though.
Personally, I'll F5 as much as I want because I suck at combat and I play for the adventure and overall experience. I get rather exasperated when it's taken away from me.