I'd love it if it had a realism mode.
Like in New Vegas.

Bethesda should've took notes from obsidian. Especially when it comes to script writing.

Agreed. I wish food and sleeping served a purpose. Not to mention weather, because snowstorms are no reason to seek shelter now - you can just as well go skinny-dipping while they're going on, and you're fine.

You do realize some NPCs actually do crowd around fires warming their hands during storms?

I hated the hardcoe mode in NV, it was just boring for me. But sure, if it's optional.

I'd like this, too, including the stamina hit mentioned earlier. It's not like sleeping takes very long and part of being ready to fight a dragon would, I think, mean maintaining your body with food and rest as much as tending your weapons to keep them all shiny and sharp.

It doesn't need it as in this game svcks without it but I for one wouldn't play anything but hardcoe mode was it an option (and i'm on 360 so no a mod won't do)

I think realism mode should include stuff like not getting the bribe option but needing the persuasion skill to make people do stuff, you shouldn't be allowed to pick a lock at all without the lockpick perk on that level, and without merchant perks you shouldn't be able to sell goods for more than a pittance.

This happens now. I am always picking the arrows I gave Lydia out of corpses.