IRL armor would degrade quickly and weapons are sharpened between each battle typically. If you've done a bit of cooking you would know that knives get dull with the quickness. That being said, I don't know about you guys but I don't play games because I want to experience the most boring aspects of life. Maybe that's just me though.
Considering that I've been practicing HEMA for the past 10 years, I can kinda see your angle. But if we're looking at things from that angle, IRL you can't shoot fireballs, magic wands don't have magic at all, and the best you can get out of a staff is a walking stick or firewood. Homo Sapiens Sapiens is the only intelligent being on the planet (unless you consider maybe whales, dolphins, ravens and african grey parrots) and eating food doesn't instantly restore your health.
Besides, as someone has already pointed out, you can effectively break open doors and chests with magic, therefore nullifying the intended purpose behind weapon durability.
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I don't know about you guys but I don't play games because I want to experience the most boring aspects of life.
That is correct. I'm not playing D:OS 2 because I love having my weapons and armor break every 20 minutes and repairing them.
