If they didn't put in class strongholds I would be disappointed. The points for it; it was in Baldur's Gate II, it was wildly popular. The points against: it's work, it's not really an element of 5e.
I would be very surprised though if we didn't get some kind of base of operations, our camp has to morph into something interesting when we get to the city
Scary thought, the vast majority of the story won't be anywhere near Baldur's Gate.
