Jesus, what an exhausting thread. So much angst about food..I feel like I am at an overeaters anonymous meeting or something! Lol (kidding)
My perspective—- If you want the ability to be saved in the middle of a difficult battle because you did not plan ahead, get a god mode cheat or a mod and be done with it. I think that advocating for a poorly optimized game from the developers with endless cheat/broken mechanics actually affects the game negatively for those who want fun + challenge. It is a game, not a walking sim. If the mechanics over overcheesed, then it is just not fun for alot of people. If it is too hard, I am sure there will be easier difficulty settings and mods and cheats.
Ie—-the argument the “don’t like it, don’t use it†is not as strong to me as “can’t play it, then mod itâ€. There will be endless mods for these types of things (like healing food). But I personally would like a well constructed and balanced game as the base starting point.