In the end it's a business thing, and based on the number of og BG fans who come here to complain it's not bg3 it was a very smart business thing. When I think about it I'm a little surprised actually. I would have thought that most Larian fans are old BG fans but I guess not

Larian's Biggest Oversight, what to do about it, and My personal review of BG3 EA
"74.85% of you stood with the Tieflings, and 25.15% of you sided with Minthara. Good outweighs evil, it seems."