What I'm starting to question is if it will be a city we explore and interact with extensively or if Larian will "pull an Arx" and give us a semi-abandoned city, that is basically a sieged warzone and where only few sparse oasis (or battle arenas) will be accessible to the player.
That’s pretty much what I expect - Baldur’s Gate being a setting for a chapter rather then a distinct place. It won’t feel like a city, just as a current chapter doesn’t feel like a wilderness.
