Huh, things seem to get a bit out of hand.
I must say that I find OP’s argument very reductive. I think I agree that Larian tries to make a game with as wide appeal as possible. This is not universally a good thing, not in my book at least. My question would be “what does BG3 do well” and the answer would be “BG3 does a lot”. It’s a game that has something for everyone, but it doesn’t meant that everyone will find it satisfying.
That Baldur’s Gate3 has homebrew and mature content is not a problem in itself (though It wouldn’t be my preference to move BG IP into M rating - to me it’s like adding graphic sex scenes and violence to Middle Earth because people like Game of Thrones. It just feels off and out of place to me. More importantly Larian hasn’t convinced me that their story benefits from that level of gore and nudity. So far it feels unnecessary to me.
Similarly, Solasta has been brought by many as an example of what they see as better adaptation of 5e, and that has a lot of homebrew too - and some big balance problems! Issue with Larian homebrew so far has been is that it doesn’t interact well with established DND gameplay. It acts as simple alternative ruleset, rather than enhance the core. To me the result isn’t “you can play D&D, or you can play D:OS2-lite” - to me it’s just a very messy system.
