Thanks again Drath, well considered.

I recall seeing the earliest articles and interviews about this where they commented more frequently that it was going to be a D&D game, a 5e game, and that it would feel like playing D&D and that it would be as true to 5e as they could make it in a video game and still have it work. Those interviews and articles are much, much harder to find these days, if they can be found at all, and the more recent ones stress much more firmly that they're making their own game, with very scant mention of 5e D&d at all. I do find this concerning and upsetting; I do feel very distinctly misled and lied to.

If Larian are my DM, and they came to me saying we're going to play 5e D&D, with a few little tweaks here and there, I'd ask what they were, and if they were minor and I had no objections, I'd sit and play.
If they came to me and said we're going to play 5e D&D, and then spelled out this system which really honestly in no way resembles playing D&D except very vaguely, and which invalidates the vast majority of the system with the overbearing house rules, I'm sorry, but I would not sit down at that table.

If I had read the language present in the most recent articles and interviews, back when this was first announced, instead of the language that was used back then, I would not have purchased the game. Instead, I've dedicated a lot of time and effort to doing what I can to provide useful, solid feedback and commentary in the hope that there is a strong chorus that feels similarly, and that it stands a chance of change. The upcoming patch will indicate whether that effort was worthwhile or not, and whether it's worth my emotional investment to continue trying. I hope it is.