@OP: Agreed on all points. I hope the SP NPC interactions overall become a lot more intelligent with respect to it being a group dynamic rather than having each interaction being so silo'd. Being able to cross talk would be amazing. As for the group skills change, I'm fine with it, it just makes the balance a little more interesting. Regardless, the world acknowledging the "group" rather than just the currently controlled character (in a SP experience) is a "desperately want" for me in a sequel to the point where I'd be willing to give up on other things to get this aspect really right.
