OP, I wouldn't really get overzealous with this. Solasta gets to release as it is today because it's a much smaller game in scope, and the devs have set actual reasonable expectations throughout. Not like BG3 which is a much larger project, and the devs ghosting the community for entire months on end likely for development reasons we'll probably never hear (of the bug-filled variety). The latter is something that should be called out at every opportunity, but Solasta's actual relevance to that point is very minimal. Dates and exact timeframes aren't really necessary, but maybe something that gives us something clear and concise about the development process goes a long way so that we aren't ripping into each others' throats over something that is already planned to be changing anyway.
On the other point brought about in this thread, I'm not wholly convinced that BG3's world and writing as it currently is during this early phase of EA truly is that deep. It's certainly not as uncontested as people would have you believe.
The world details are no doubt extremely well crafted, but the companions are nowhere near the quality of those in Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous so far. Though it's probably less the writing itself, and more that the narrative is hamstrung by the idea that the BG3 companions all appear to have cynical hidden agendas at first glance, and barely interact with each other except a couple snarky comments here and there, to the point that we're operating under the assumption that some of the companions have to leave you at the end of act 1 for reasons. WotR's companions in comparison still quarrel with each other a lot, but they appear to be written within the context of their place within the entire cast itself with the massive amount of inter-party banter there is. Instead of being seemingly disconnected from each other like in BG3, when the BG3 companions have their own special arcs that currently feels like the player character is just an observer to their special story.
In a few months, some of you will understand what I mean.
