I'm pretty sick of every single criticism of this game having a legion of obnoxious trolls pouncing on it with stuff like "TROLL!" or "can't tell if serious" etc
There are a lot of legitimate gripes about this game
The awful characters, whimsical writing, lack of BG-esque anything, are all serious concerns that longtime fans of the series have
A bunch of late teens / early 20s diehard DOS fans don't change that.
You can't complain about people calling people trolls, while calling them trolls.
All of your gripes are just your opinion. You're welcome to have your opinion, you're welcome to express your opinion, you're welcome to try to convince others of the merit of your opinion. But don't act like your opinion is objective fact.
I like the characters and the writing, and I think this is a perfectly good Baldur's Gate game.
And I was playing Dungeons and Dragons in 1985, so don't try to discount anyone who disagrees with you by implying that they all must be young and clueless.
There are persuasive ways to make your arguments. Insulting people is not one of them.
