My worry is, to re-iterate some of the things said by others in this thread, that the game is treated as a success and a standard-setter and as such is not seen as requiring any improvements or changes. Now, pretty much every RPG classic had heavy cuts or compromises, but they have all also suffered from publisher pressure, which is not as much of a case here - at least it shouldn't be? Meanwhile Bioware's companion interactions still remain a lot more fleshed out, while Obsidian/Black Isle still remain the best examples of character- and world-building, and Owlcat are nothing if not aiming for great scale (for better or worse...).
Like, what kind of a "glitch" can possibly make Minthara's entire post Act 1/2's content inaccessible, and how could a glitch so severe be unnoticed in testing after the game was in development (hell?) for so long?
The pre-release advertisement made the game out to be practically a raunchy fantasy dating sim but both the raunchy and the dating parts are barely there, with Dragon Age: Origins (and BG2, as well!) having implemented it all better some 14 (23!) years ago, sans the honestly unnecessary nudity which looks off with how rigid and low-detail the bodies are. It somehow got tamer than EA, with Minthara's alternate scene cut for whatever reason, and the hints at the Lae'zel/Shadowheart interactions dying alongside any and all interactivity they have after the one argument and two extra banters total in Act 1.
Isn't that what we are trying to accomplish here though ? To make them see this game is not the new standard, YET. But they can cement themselves a place in the hall of fame of RPGs by FINISHING it.
And tbh even the game websites are starting to catch up, I saw an article IGN posted about act 3 being rushed, I will post it somewhere in a thread it feels appropriate. Maybe the one I made in the feedback forum.
Act 3 is at times, so laughably bad I can not see developer pride in it, at all
(etc, Emperor joins Netherbrain, what on earth?)
The framework is already done, all that is required is a second pass on the main story (pacing and plot points) and clean up act 3 (companion interaction, bugs, quest spam etc ). This game can still be the new benchmark, right now it is not.
