@benbaxter, @Darth_Trethon, respectfully, you are either generalizing much or blowing it out of proportion, if we are talking about this thread in particular. That said, the phenomena described by Darth_Trethon is real, yet it is seemingly not in BG3.
I was definitely generalizing the gaming community as a whole and not any one in particular. If I am responding to someone specifically, I'll quote them.
My point is that we gamers should be willing to accept that some choices have affects beyond just offering slightly different powers or different colored sky beams.