I'm an impossible cynic and I do not like the whack-a-mole routine either. Whenever I play BG3 EA with friends, I remark "welcome to 5e" in voice chat, whenever silly stuff like that happens.
Chaotic Neutral Tiefling Paladin - welcome to 5e
Cantrip spam replacing ranged weapons - welcome to 5e
Healing word related remote whack-a-mole - welcome to 5e
One character's action bar consists of only push, jump and Eldritch Blast - welcome to 5e
Can't use healing word this round because I used my bonus action to push a duergar off a cliff even though I still have an regular action - welcome to 5e
Other than that the game is mostly fun in EA
