*Ideally* Larian will realize how much better the game would be with either can actual Grid overlay (even if only during combat rounds ala Wasteland 3), or by tightening up the current grid significantly so it is better at approximating the 5ft squares. From those change, the process for implementing Cover gets a lot easier. Yes, Larian will have to change their engine's coding, which is not a bad thing.
I'll start a separate thread for feedback on the backstab mechanic, but as Slapstick astutely pointed out, it completely devalues the means of gaining Advantage when all you have to do is circle strafe your enemy each turn.
I'm not sure I agree with this one. I think it would take some immersion out of the gameplay for the sake of being by the book. I would usually sway to being in more line with 5e in most cases, but I think certain restriction in 5e are based on the fact that you are playing with a human DM that shouldn't have to worry about doing calculus while roleplaying a battle scene. We are playing with a computer DM that can make all those calculations instantaneously, so why not use that to make the gameplay feel more lifelike?
I do agree that advantage handout's could be toned down though. I like the ideas of adjusting to +/-2 to simulate cover or flanking.
