This, 100%. There is no way that BG3 should even be allowed to claim to have any association with the 5e ruleset. Funny thing about that is, I don't know that any of their recent communications have indicated that it is. You don't hear or see a lot of "5e" references anymore. Instead you see a few "D&D" references. BG3 is based on D&D only in that it takes place in the fictitious setting of D&D lore. It's not a "D&D 5e" game, it's a "D&D" game. Here's my personal problem with that. When I purchased it way back in early access, three years ago, it was specifically because I thought it was going to be a "D&D 5e" game. Will I play BG3 and enjoy it? Sure, it's a beautifully rendered D&D-ish game that has some compelling narrative elements and challenging combat. Would I, personally, enjoy it more if there was a toggle button somewhere that locked everything in to be exactly like the mechanics laid out in the 5e rules? Yeah, I would. I just need to keep remembering that people like me make up, so it seems, a rather small percentage of the larger consumer base for this game. For my own part, I'm going to be watching for some enterprising minds in the modding community to create that toggle button for me and those like me. So even if Larian doesn't care about the "strictly 5e" thing, there's still a chance I'll be able to have that option after release anyway.
