Originally Posted by Topgoon
This topic just came up in reddit today and I thought I'd share: https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/qrwksq/source_permanent_party_after_act_one/

#1 upvoted response:
"Thank you for the information, i hate it tho"

Hard agree. And the BG3 reddit is generally very positive on Larian.

Come on Larian - this is a genuine mistake. I think you've done a pretty good job making BG3 its own game and feel different, despite what some people will say. But THIS - this is a legitimately a "DOS3" design choice.
This is one of those design decisions where it's extremely obvious that DOS2 became a breakout hit DESPITE its existence rather than because of it, and that distinction is important.

If Larian fails to realize that, the wider gaming community will absolutely not be as forgiving this time around.