Fair enough. This is, quite honestly, the nicest way anyone has put it to me, and so I commend you for that.
But as I have said in other contexts, I just cannot justify paying full price for a game that has so many things in it that I actively dislike or believe to be wrong/poor game design choices. And this is not a money thing. It's a principle thing. So, maybe, some years from now, if the game is on sale at a heavily discounted price, I will try it out then.
You quite literally listed the starting character you plan on playing in another thread. It was some kind of Paladin and you made a snarky comment about how Larian wouldn't allow you to select a diety to worship or something.
Maybe you are taking their dislike of the game a little too personally?
Anyways. BG III is an amazing game in so many ways, but they are trying to do a great many things at once, have made some decisions in building the game that are perhaps questionable, and their execution in other areas-likewise. I have no doubt it will be an excellent game, but perhaps not as amazing as it could have been. There's certainly going to be some lessons to be learned for other developers, and as well for Larian themselves. Whether the *right* (IMO) lessons to be had are taken away is another matter.
For whatever it's worth, I remain incredible excited for the release, despite the many disappointments and criticisms myself and others have voiced towards the game. Probably my most anticipated game over the past few years, even if I have curtailed my expectations somewhat.
