I am playing again right now. Downloaded a few mods to test a few mechanics and oh boy does this game need work. Dialogues do not fit, going stealthy as solo rogue or druid has issues and so on.
This is not BG or BG 2, it even is a new publisher. So i was ready for changes. I even welcome them to a point. I still agree that larian is going a bit over the top with the epicness. Sometimes less is more. All this monumental storytelling still has so many loose ends, even in act 1 and i hope they get it fixed before they release or run out of money and we have yet another unfinished game at our hands we were looking forward to. (i would even donate if it comes to that).
Be that as it may, does anyone think the story we are discussing now will be changed? It is not so far off from existing games or novels. There have been more fantastic stories. (if you want to read one with a good laugh, read the Greyhawk triology about the Justicar Evelyn and his Fairy).
They should have opted for another name and not "Baldur's Gate 3". No wonder so many peopl are looking for a sequel and comparing. They should add "A new beginning" to the title. We are after the second sundering which is how long after BG 1 and 2? I think BG2 ended 1369 DR and the second sundering was 1482 to 1487 DR after the spellplague (i would love spellscars).
