I agree. Survival mechanics in RPGs are mostly either trivial or annoying. Both things are not fun. This is an RPG, not a survival game or a realistic simulator. BG1+2 did not have it. I remember the loading screen message: "Remember to eat something. Your characters don´t need to eat but you do." ( I was playing in german, so I do not know the english text,)
I would not mind having an optional realistic hardcore survival mode, such as Fallout New Vegas. But it is not a priority of me and I never used this mode in this game or another.
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