I t looks to be just like DoS2 and the NPCs are going to talk to the other people in the party instead of you. Only the Origin characters are going to have interaction with the world and Custom characters are not going to be as important. Just takes almost all the fun out of a a game that is supposed to be Baldurs Gate. Having played all of the previous BG games and everything called an RPG it just makes no sense. Having been a gamer since the 1970s and run campaigns that went on for decades the story is the most important part of the game. If your story defaults to an NPC in the party it isn't a story at all it is a mold that you HAVE to follow. Joined the forum just to post about how I feel on this specific example of things in games that make no sense.