I think the main difference between than and now is the amount of room Larian have for working. The longer they will keep the silence, less people will be willing to give them the benefit of the doubt


Larian's Biggest Oversight, what to do about it, and My personal review of BG3 EA
"74.85% of you stood with the Tieflings, and 25.15% of you sided with Minthara. Good outweighs evil, it seems."