All of this is unsurprising if you followed DOS2 development. "Larian EA" is a mislabeling at best and an outright marketing lie at worst -
This whole take is extremely disingenuous. No matter how upset you may feel about some of the changes they did, listening is not the same thing as doing whatever you wish. They listened carefully to all feedback, and disagreed with some of it, which they have a right to do. Listening to what players say does not oblige them to do anything. And ultimately Divinity Original Sin 2 was a huge success for Larian both in terms of sales, player reception, and critic reception. Overwhelmingly most people loved the game. There really is no need for this kind of talk that comes across as more bitter than constructive. Suggesting they falsely marketed the game, there is no need for that.
You also seem to misunderstand what early access is. Early Access is a very early and very rough first version of a part of the game. Everything there is subject to change. And while they may have changed some of the core rules and some mechanics at the end that's part of the final balancing of the game before release, they never lied about anything. And in the final version of the game over 90% of what you saw in early access will still be there but better and more polished even if some of the balance changes weren't to your liking. But just as a DM has total power over the rules at a D&D table so do Larian over BG3. You can disagree with the DM but he has the final say.
Ultimately BG3, just as Divinity Original Sin 2 before it, will very likely be an overwhelmingly loved game if the very positive overall ratings on Steam are any indication.
