The many I refer to are die-hard fans out there buying the game, playing it, and having a blast.
Yes, and again, no one is questioning this, which is to say, people who love Larian's games and will buy and play and enjoy any game made by Larian. Not because it is D&D or FR or BG (because most of them couldn't care less about any of these things), but because they are die-hard fans of ANY game that is a Larian game.
I, however, have an interest in this game for one and only one reason: that it says "Baldur's Gate 3" in its title. If not for that I would not be here in this forum discussing this game because this game would then have nothing of real interest to me. If a game is going to be advertised as "Baldur's Gate 3," it is eminently reasonable for a die-hard fan of the first two games in that franchise to expect that this third game in the franchise will look and feel and play like the first two (with complete consideration for the fact that it will be more technologically modern, have more modern graphics, and use the current ruelset rather than the old ruleset). But for me, and yes for MANY others LIKE ME, this game in its current state does not satisfactorily pass that test.
