>It doesn't make sense that a player's items can be simply
>destroyed or even a sacrifice can be perfomed *mid-battle* on
>a weapon with no lag whatsoever.
>It doesn't add anything to the game balance-wise.

Whether add or subtract, but it certainly affects game balance.
Frequently during the fight you are maledicted so that you can't get
the weapon you disarmed from your opponent due to str or dex loss.
In this case, sacrifice is your only choice.