1-3 Since there is a crafting menu, I was thinking that in the final version we'd get food/alchemy crafting. Potatoes and beef for a stew that recovers 2d6 HP, rum and fruit for a buff-type drink, the harvestable plants and medicinal herbs for various potions, that sort of thing. With as much clutter as there is lying around, you could probably have one alchemist-type character (with Medicine, Nature, Survival, and/or Arcana proficiencies) that keeps the party supplied with 'lotions and potions galore'.
4 The container issue reminds me of Elder Scrolls Online. Hundred of containers with little more than trash, to encourage people to subscribe for more bag space (and a crafting bag)
+1 for an empty container check before being forced to open everything
5-11 I think these are still WIPs. And I'm a bit worried by how many features still feel unfinished 2 years after EA release. Imo, WotC wanted to syncronize a 2022 Baldur's Gate thing between BG3 and MtG, for extra hype and bigger sales in both gaming communities (and that's why there are so many BG3 spoilers in the MtG set) and they set an estimated release date but for some reason Laria has a delay of over a year. ...Hopefully, EA stuff is different from the devs' own working version so this stuff has been fixed but not transfered over.
12-13 +1 For unified inventories...
The multiplayer excuse doesn't even make sense. You play with people you supposedly trust (friends, family, colleagues, acquaintances). And if some item does 'get stolen' when you organize a PUG... omg, what's the worst that could happen? It's an item! You stop inviting that one guy. Big deal.
In my multiplayer playthroughs, ability checks and item sharing were two of the most annoying issues. We'd be trading stuff between us while looting and suddenly one of us would move just a bit out of range and the trade stopped working. Yep, inventory management totally optimised for a multiplayer experience... Or an NPC would ninja-start a dialogue and it wouldn't be with the one who could make the best rolls - and the other Tav would just stand there like a fool. His skills couldn't help at all.
I think the only fond memory I have of those runs is my husband rushing ahead with Astarion & his wizard before Lae'zel & my Tav could trigger the cutscene... and somehow he managed to bullshit his way through the whole kithrak scene by pretending to be an idiot but winning all the deception, wisdom, and arcana rolls... one funny thing that doesn't offset the other countless small inconveniences.
