Originally Posted by roribeedm Go to original post
Can't remember which interview it was, but one of the devs said that Food and Water were only "Buff" items. Now personally I hope that I heard that wrong during the interview but I'll try to dig it up again. I'd actually like to see some sort of survival mechanic as well. Normally I hate them, but in this situation I'd love to see what the Devs can come up with.
Here's the Interview from IGN: http://youtu.be/dvbZfsvt2bE?t=9m15s