Well, f***. I feel like every bad decision is being made lately, feels terrible tbh. OK, let's just hope I am wrong. What else can I do, I doubt anyone at Larian cares about my opinion, hah.
I'll probably abide by the D&D restrictions in my play-throughs because it will feel more like D&D to me.
It does open up some interesting builds for those who wish partake that were trickier under D&D restrictions.
A Dex based Sorcadin is now viable as is a Tempest Cleric/Storm Sorcerer which was always tricky to build.