Yeah. I just wish they'd come out and say they're adding it.
Eh. They either
1) won’t be adding it, so saying it straight will only upset people who hope for such feature
2) they will be adding it, which is better saved for 1.0 release to generate positive reception from people who want such feature.
Personally, I’d prefer to know sooner rather than later if they’re not going to add this or any other commonly requested features. I’d be disappointed, but would have time to reconcile myself and would rather be disappointed before release rather than living in hope then being disappointed when the game comes out.
And if improvements
are planned, I’d rather know so I can stop thinking and talking about this issue for now. I’m fine to actually wait for the full release to get the feature, but am not going to feel any more positive about being surprised about it then than being told it’s coming now. In fact, if it’s coming and I’m not being told, I’ll be annoyed I had to worry about it for months longer than necessary!
Of course, Larian might have this on their backlog but far enough down the priority order to be unsure if or how they’re going to implement a party dialogue feature, in which case I could understand their silence for now.