Maybe this is superfluos because i really don't know how far the development has progressed.
A lot of people, me included, would like more content faster. We have act 1 and level 4. Playing in this restriction for a year now has blunted the expierience a lot for me. I paused a pretty long time and restarted playing with Patch 6. And having a blast again, rounding up on 230 hours or so.
Why do we not have more? Even the whole game as early access? Even unfinished and buggy i would play again and again for a pretty long while and help with suggestions, ideas and bug reports. When changes come i would do the same again.
After a year of act 1 i fear that if this contiues for much longer without a little progress i will have problems playing properly on release. After all, the areas we have now are pretty used up. I fear i will not find small changes or enjoy act 1 again after release, rush through it to see new stuff and ruin my game expierience.
So, even if not all of the game, at least the next act would be great.
I really do not want to leave a Nautiloid for the 100th time, talk to the same people, kill the same enemies, try to find yet another way to go through act 1.
Not sure how many of you feel the same but no matter how much i like the game (and even act1) at one point the enthusiasm will break. I had i before, playing beta on a game, got fed up and never played the release. Not that i think this will happen here, but i really don't want my fun blunted when we finally have a release.
Even if i sound really arrogant now, looking at the state of the game now, larian could use the help of willing players to make this game what they want it to be (i guess, since at times i am not sure what they want).
The mechanics are awkward in a lot of places, some even game breaking imo (shove i.e.) graphics bugs, character creation etc. nearly every aspect of the game looks as if it still needs work. Maybe they have it all done and just don't want to add it during EA (Voices,Faces, Items etc.)
Well, this is just my opinion and my feeling and since i know not what they planned for the EA i just wanted to let them know that too careful "planning" can cost you players in the end.
Opening up a little more of the game may even get more players buying the EA since i know at least 3 that don't want to pay for an EA that just has so little content.
My 2 cents.