The idea of equipment damage is intentional, which combined with only being able to recruit from the capital, getting taxes in bonds and unit morale dropping while away from home means that one cannot simply walk into Mordor... I mean, keep waging offensives forever. There is the need to refit.
The rate of equipment damage could be simply diminished, or to be a possibility to have equipment that damages slower, but would that really improve the game? I suppose that is the main question.
