Very detailed explanation. Thanks.
This gives another layer to game replayability which is already so huge.
In Wasteland 3 I liked for example; if you make the right character choices, you can use every character and skill to explore everything in the game with your party (mostly). In one playthrough
In Baldur's Gate 3, I also like how you won't be able to do that. Your party will never be that big so you will always be missing something.
Gives another dimension and leaves plenty of space for multiple playthroughs
100%. There was a thread maybe a month ago where this came up, and a few us described how in most games we tend to be completeist, and playing EA over and over has helped break that habit and get more properly into the roleplay. And clearly the full release version will be that experience on steroids