You can spend all the time you want in M&B not fighting, that doesn't mean combat isn't one of it's core elements.
The same is true for BG3.
I'm sure the devs think so, and many players do, but to me - and the OP, apparently - it's not at all important and can be skipped completely without compromising what I paid $60 for. I don't see why some folks get so worked up about other folks not wanting to whack stuff with pointy sticks. I doubt the devs are going to wake up one morning and say, "Y'know, those two people were right. Combat is boring. We're going to revamp the system into resolving conflicts with dance therapy."
"That's not a feature many people want or need, so there's no reason for the devs to spend time on it," is a reasonable response to the OP's request. "What, no combat? Might as well just throw the game in the trash!" is not. Different people like different things, and how one person plays video games is not The Right and Only Way to play video games.
