system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[ELDERSCROLLS] If you have magic, why are swords even used?

Think about it. Anyone can learn magic, so it isn't like wizards are hard to recruit. Also, a man with a sword has no chance against someone who shoots fire out their ass. Why are swords even used? For that matter, why doesn't everyone use magic?
gpt
Being able to manipulate magic on the level of the player characters is extremely rare, and requires years upon years of research, practice and meditation.  
Using magic in combat is also very tiring, and the people who sit around studying magic all their lives are very likely to be physically unfit in comparison to soldiers who fight with shields and swords, so they're likely to lose in a one-on-one battle.   
Having every soldier be a mage is about as difficult as having every soldier be a mounted cavalry knight with full plate armor, shielding and training. It's very hard to find someone with the skill, dedication and resources to become a combat ready mage, so giving random mooks a sword and telling them to swing it at anyone in the enemy's group is much more efficient.