A Weakgeek said:
Wow. It amazes me how people say no to alternatives, when infact you loose nothing even if you don't like the mode since its OPTIONAL!
It amazes me how people can make a thread asking whether someone would like to see an optional feature and then pull out an argument of "why wouldn't it be in if it's optional"
And yes, I would like to see it in. If it was Oblivion, I'd say no cause Cyrrodill was a lush green land. However, Skyrim being a frozen wasteland for a large part, it could make sense. Really depends on what the landscape is like though. The reason it made sense in Fallout is not because "oh, cool, RP, you gotta drink/eat", it made sense because you had to survive in a scorched wasteland. Putting a mechanic in just because it's realistic sucks (GTA 4 oughtta have taught us that), putting a realistic mechanic in when it makes sense and is appropriate is fantastic.