Thanks I will repost this there as well. I have already written something similar only a few days into the early access after I finished act 1 for the first time, I dont think it was nearly as coherent as this post tho as I was only just getting my mind wrapped around what I thought was "wrong" in the game.
Glad to hear im not alone, honestly the main story feel is probably the worst thing for me, but I genuinely do believe that it is connected to the overall design that seeps in from the multiplayer neccessities and that simply sucks. It was ok in D:OS 2, thats a different thing entirely but this is Baldurs Gate, and as much as I love Larian, I did hope for more than just copy pase of their style in this regard.