Weaker argument? I just don’t agree with his thoughts on the combat - drinking a potion of jump & leaping 30 ft over your enemies head or drinking a potion of strength & picking a boulder and throwing it with ease is exactly what we want.
That’s D&D and that’s what this game is - fantasy - a departure from reality but that doesn’t mean say no need for sleep or food etc …it’s elements of both to me at least.
I find bg3 very immersive & especially the combat - but that’s just me - if I wanted normal combat without heroic possibilities I wouldn’t play a game set in this world.
I highlighted a few key terms there. I would be perfectly happy, even love, for us to be able to do those superhuman feats after drinking potions of jumping/(giant) strength/dexterity/fly. I just have a problem with our level-1 characters being able to do these actions without magical help.