I have zero attachment to the original BG games and even I think there are things that are fundamentally off with the design of several aspects of the game.
Not everything is a measure of which gatekeepers are better, you dinguses. Maybe instead of flagellating each other for another two hours, maybe look at the criticisms from an objective standpoint. Because since people keep bringing them up, perhaps they actually exist for a reason?
I saw 15 new posts in here thinking there was actual interesting discussion, and basically got a gatekeeper war.
I couldn’t give any damn at all about a day/night cycle in particular, when this is shaping up to be a game heavily reliant on wowing people with its first impressions - but ultimately rather shallow in its current state that despite its seeming focus on replayability… The actual moment to moment gameplay coupled with frustrating UI and controls seems to be doing everything in its power to discourage that.