So what you're saying is, after 500+ hours of playing this essentially-single-player CRPG, on your third playthrough, you're kind of getting bored. After playing the game for like half a day, every day, for about 3 months, it's getting boring. 500+ hours. Yeap, yeap, I can see how that might happen.
No, that's NOT what I'm saying. I'm saying I got bored EVERY PLAYTHROUGH in Act 3, including the first playthrough, which is why I have never finished the game.
I don't know what the average is, but somehow I don't think the "many other gamers" bit is justified here. It's like a race driver asking for speed limits to be changed because him "and many other drivers" can handle it safely. There aren't that many other drivers on the same level.
You obviously love the game to invest so much time in it. Give it a break. Do something else. Write a guide or three, make some videos, get into modding, whatever. They will probably rebalance the game in a year or two, release an improved "definitive edition" like they did with DOS2. Give them time and replay that one. And by the way, if you haven't played Divinity Original Sin games, try those. They are different than BG3, but similar games.
Last I looked, I'm not the only one complaining. See this thread, this forum, check out Reddit and Nexus.
I love Acts 1 & 2, obviously. Superb gaming, intriguing, a lot of fun. 3, however, is not for the reasons I stated.
Changing the game to lock at a specific level rather than at X experience points would give those who want to make the game more of a challenge and interesting in Act 3 a way to do so without impacting those who do not. Hence, a mod like Increase Level Cap Exp would work as the modder intended and the users of that mod would like.
How did you not get that?
Perhaps improve your reading comprehension...
And yes, Pedantic One, I'm quite aware of DoS 1 & 2. I've played them after all.