I’m personally of the opinion bgIII should stay true to 5e since that’s supposed to be a major selling point.

However I’d just like to note for the Cyberpunk comparison that most of the anger had nothing to do with gameplay (does anyone even play cdpr games for their mechanics?) and everything to do with 1. The game being stuck in developmental hell for years 2. Crunch to finish the game 3. A buggy unplayable mess on consoles that could even brick said consoles and 4. The cherry on top, a scene with a specific sequence of flashing lights that triggered seizures.

Again, I’d like to see the mechanics improved, but I highly doubt subpar mechanics would generate the sort of negative reaction that cdpr has faced.

“But his mind saw nothing of all this. His mind was engaged in a warfare of the gods. His mind paced outwards over no-man's-land, over the fields of the slain, paced to the rhythm of the blood's red bugles. To be alone and evil! To be a god at bay. What was more absolute?”