I don't think the ship for RTWP ever even existed as it's not even a feature request, it's changing a turn-based game into a completely different sub-genre ^^
As someone who exclusively preferred and played RT games, I would roll my eyes every time I saw an interesting game coming out only to find out it's turn-based. Because I absolutely abhorred turn-based gameplay as it was so boring to me, especially that hideous grid movement system that most have, so in the back of my mind I'd always wonder why are they ruining a great RPG idea with boring turn-based gameplay. At least I thought so until BG3 came out in Early Access.
BG3 despite being turn-based, had plenty of RPG elements that I love and somehow captivated me enough to give it a chance. So I bought it and ended up enjoying the experience. However I only played it for a very short time initially at the beginning, as I wanted to play something that didn't have that Early Access unpolished feeling. So I took a look at Larian's other games in hopes that there's a game that might offer an experience as close as it could to BG3 and that is when I saw the beauty that was DOS2 and how my love for turn-based RPGs actually began. Initially I was reluctant at first due to the art style, as it seemed somewhat cartoonish so I wasn't sure I would be able to take it seriously, but it looked the closest to the experience I might get with BG3 so I bought it and it pleasantly surprised me so much that it became one of my favorite games of all time now. Even got DOS1 because of it because I was left craving for more.
So Larian managed to convert me from someone who abhorred, actively avoided and couldn't stomach turn-based games, to someone who now loves them and even prefers them due to how intimate the combat feels. I always look fondly on how I bought DOS2 just to satisfy my itch for BG3, but then turned out so good that even after several 100% playthroughs I had to buy DOS1 just to satisfy my DOS2 itch. And for BG3 I've been going full steam ahead to satisfy its itch ever since
So I have no doubt the game is going to be a massive success, just like DOS2 has been. A lack of certain features won't change my enjoyment of the game in the slightest. As for the upcoming patch 9, I'm just looking forward to playing it and discovering what's new, but mostly to satisfy my BG3 itch.
