Patch 4 is likely to be more color changes no one asked for (not everyone likes to look like a clown, Larian), more armor design changes no one asked for, photo mode so people can post even more sexualized screenshots of their tattooed evil edgelords almost naked, another "we fixed 1000 bugs" and "introduced even more game breaking bugs without fixing the previous ones".
Instead of "hotfixes" with cat hairs and bad jokes, FIX the bugs. Instead of total silence until some fix/patch is out, give us an update. In fact, FIX the game instead of having the modders doing it. Instead of listening to loud minorities screaming about "cat hairs", listen to the majority talking about bugs and improvements to the game.
Do I sound annoyed? That's because I am.
I gave up trying to play the game on anything other than Patch 2, Hotfix 5 due to all the bugs that P3 brought and Larian didn't fix. I just finished my playthrough, and BG3 is now shelved until the Definitive Edition is out. Even then, unless a lot is changed/fixed, I don't think I'll play again.
In general, I liked BG3 as a random RPG. I say random, because this game doesn't have any identity. I still replay the OG Baldur's Gate games (not those weird revamps), I still replay D:OS 2... but I don't see myself replaying BG3 years from now unless the game changes a lot.
I get it you have issues. A lot of us don't. Sure there are bugs but no more than other games out there. It is hardly exclusive to BG3. You go on like its an exclusive thing Also just because you don't like the way people play their games. Does not give you the right to judge people for how they play. If its fun for me to run around naked in camp I will do it. I finished it 5 times now and none of these major bugs popped up for me. Only a few small glitches here and there. I won't be surprised if these complaints are mostly from people with broken modded games. Im excluding console versions here. As they are a different issue.
This is how I feel as well. I wish people would stop expecting games to cater specifically to them. BG3 is a great game that could use a few fixes here and there but certainly can't fix everything without time and patience.
So why do you expect it to cater to you? Its completely fair that players complain that limited resources are allocated to vanity projects which have nothing to do with rpg games instead of bugfixing (and there are enough texture bugs to keep artists occupied for a while).
As for communication, no matter what you think of their business model, at least Paradox knows how to communicate with their customers. Thats what Larian should try to do.
