Glad to hear Larian are considering removing it altogether.

If it's to stay, I agree with the suggestion (also seemingly endorsed by several others) that only weapons should have durability, and that it should only deplete if someone is trying to bash open treasure and the like. This way, it's basically a gold cost for forcing your way through - which seems a fair penalty.

I definitely don't like the battle-related 'wear and tear' tedium, and it seems everyone else agrees.