Originally Posted by robertthebard
Yes, some management, and initial set up is required. However, contrary to your claim, you did have to set up your bars in BG 1 and 2 for sure. My cleric wouldn't be using the same items and spells as my wizard, which wouldn't be using the same stuff as my rogue, which wouldn't be using the same stuff as my fighter. This means I'm setting up equipment, ammunition and spells, where applicable, to every character, including not having any spells at all where a class didn't have any spells. Inventory and hot bar management are part of the game, even on TT, where hot bars aren't an issue, they're not a thing.
But hotbar and inventory/spells aren't even the same thing! Inventory and spells you decide to equip are a mechanic. hotbar is not. It's UI. User Interface. A thing you use to interact with the mechanics. It's not the same as deciding what spells to memorise or what to put on your characters. It's like having to set up keybindings before every game and after every level up. Sure it's nice to have customisable bindings, but I don't want to have to sit down, figure out how the game works and figure out my bindings before I start to play. That's why board games have inserts so you can start playing with as little hassle as possible. That's why games have friendly UIs.

I read through your post, and I saw what you wrote. I am not claiming that currest system is unplayable. It's unoptimised, unfriendly, and unnecessarily tedious.