Until i play the game i can't say for sure. If it's durability you're talking about, for me it was more a liability and less a strategic element (I'm not saying it was a bad part of the game, because, honestly, it wasn't. Please don't throw me in a fire). From what i've seen so far (new weapons triangle, new weapon mechanics and stuff), the strategic element wasn't watered down, just reformulated.
About the magic triangle, it was really cool, but we haven't seen it since Radiant Dawn. Can't blame just FEIf for this.