Class respeccing and the removal of multiclassing requirements is more like saying "This is Shadowheart, she's a devout cleric of Shar but you know what, who cares, make her a barbarian or wizard if you want lol". I can understand that to some this is simply Larian being inclusive and wanting everyone to have fun, but to me this is them being a DM who can't say no even to suggestions that break the lore of their world.
That argument makes a lot of sense, certainly. It also makes me think of another way to think about reclassing companions.
"Hi, DM, you know that cleric NPC that we all love, well I've got this cleric build I've been dying to try out, would you consider turning your cleric into a rogue on our next campaign?"
Obviously much easier with humans than computers. I definitely understand the "this is the Larian BG3 Shadowheart. Modders will make theirs; this is ours" argument, and I think it's neat that Larian chose not to be too precious about their characters.
