I think one of the best things they did in Skyrim was to remove weapon degradation from the game. It's so annoying and just is another annoying thing to worry about, especially when you've got mythical weapons just degrading after 1 dungeon run like they're made of sticks and glue. It was horrible to see it return in Kingdoms of Amalur.
It can have it's place in games like Fallout but I hate it in fantasy games.