I'll try to address everyone so look for your name
Argonaut - I agree, but based on my experience with Larian (more on that below) I think they got gameplay covered. will it satisfy everyone? no, but that's impossible. Still, I'm sure most people will find it fun.
Godforsaken - Totally with you man. You could say Kotor and Neverwinter nights are very similar to Bg gameplay-wise, but BioWare's age of glory went on long after them. I'm really doubtful that Mass Effect players were not in part bg players.
robertthebard - We haven't heard much from them and what we did hear didn't really give me comfort. more on that below:
My expectations from Larion and what I expect to happen I mentioned in my original post several things I base my predictions and opinions on, but I failed to mention several more:
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A Reddit Article that goes over the changes between DOS2 early access and the full game
2. the comments Larian made ever since the EA was released.
based on everything I said in my initial comment plus these two, I assume that Larian's focus is first and foremost the gameplay. Perhaps all of our fears are unfounded. I certainly hope so. but there is no indication for that at least for now.