Now, let's try that for BG3 in the druids grove.
1. click the first character and drag their portrait away from the others
2. click the second character and drag their portrait away from the others
3. repeat until everyone is separated
4. click space bar to enter turn based mode
5. wait for animation of turn based mode and sound
6. click character you want to move
7. click where you want them to move
8. watch while they move a certain distance
9. click second character
10. click..you get the idea
11. so you've moved all four characters a certain distance, according to how far they can move in a single turn
12. click next turn.
13. all npcs play an animation
14. go back to first character and click them to go a bit further towards their final destination.
15. repeat for all characters
16. 10 minutes later, they've eventually reached their places.
...
Maybe i'm just crazy
Maybe you are.
BTW, jut out of curiocity ... why exactly did you start turnbased mode? O_o
I mean, it certainly tripled number of points, wich is obviously your main focus, bcs you want to present us how horrible this system is ... but still, what advantage did that give you?
Or in other words ... if you "send your party to positions" in BG-1 (i didnt play it, concidering only your own post ... first part) as far as i know, that party was moving there in real time ... so why party in BG-3 is not also moving in real time? :P
Actualy its more like:
1. clicked hotkey for ungroup
2. click first character
3. click move (note that you dont need to watch them move, so there is no time loss)
4. click second character
5. click move
6. repeat for however many characters you have.
7.
click space bar again (no need for this :P )
8. watch remaining characters that didnt yet do what they were told to do
As far as i know ... BG-3 seem one point shorter.
Unless you want to include attack ofcourse ... then you will either need to hide all your characters, wich can prolong the whole action by litteraly 4 button hits ... horrible, i know
(but hopefully some group-stealth hotkey will be implemented in the near future, people are asking for it quite often) ... or, in some places you can actualy position your party well enough to not engage combat with all of them at once ... and therefore get at least "first hit" with everyone.
