I'm not a fan of a potential character lock, and it's not fearmongering, it's what Larian has hinted at, so let's have a discussion about it.
I don't really see any upsides in having a character lock after Act 1, neither story- nor gameplay-wise. You just lock yourself out of potentially interesting content and learning more about a party member you maybe initially didn't even like. You could bring the argument that you could just start another playthrough and pick someone else but that wouldn't really be a compelling argument why the character lock is justified to begin with.
Oh did they say that? Care to share a link because I dont believe the narrative beeing spun right now without some proof.
Do your own research. But since you asked so "nicely":
https://baldursgate3.game/community-update-7-romance-companionship_6/"After the first act however you are going to have to commit, also just like in real life."
Next time you see a lot of people discussing a topic, maybe consider it's not made up and everybody else is wrong, but maybe you are the only one who is wrong because you simply missed it.
