Fighting in most pen and paper RPGs is the most time consuming element of the game. Only character creation comes close to matching it. Depending on the battle, it might take literally hours to conclude a five to ten minute brawl. Of course, everything else in the RPG (setting, story/back-story, NPC interaction) for most players is just dungeon dressing to get to the next battle, as that’s where most of the experience points lie.
