So, you are denying that you wrote
I wrote it, I meant it, and it is correct.
Read what I actually wrote. Not being finalized DOES NOT mean not being started. The DRM free multiplayer not being finalized DOES NOT mean the Steamworks multiplayer was not in place. It was in place, and posted about publicly for some time.
Not being finalized can, in fact, mean that something is virtually complete, but there is some little detail to work out, or everything is done but there is some possibility of something else happening.
I kinda chuckle about how you wanna "discuss away" with "facts" that customers felt deceived.
I brought up 'facts' to refute accusations that Larian deliberately lied. I never once said that feeling deceived was not justified, and multiple times conceded that the original post was unclear.
It's NOT OK to have to read on some other source (you keep bringing up "larian said...") what features the game has
Then lacking an explicit, prominently placed statement here at the time about online multiplayer for the DRM free version, why didn't you ask, if it was so important to the game functionality?
You shouldn't have to do additional research, and I am not trying to excuse the original 'no differences' post for being unclear, but if a particular feature is critical in a game for me (like the camera system or save system), I tend to do a little research before pre-ordering.
The original multiplayer statement on GOG claimed it was only compatible with the version sold on GOG. Though technically wrong, how it was phrased would tend to imply the DRM free version did not have a lobby system compatible with the Steam version of the game.