If you want me to actually answer in the most technically boring way imaginable;
[list][*]They were transparent all the time during Early Access and even now. Panels From Hell which were showing exactly what they're working on, what to expect, when to expect it etc... on top of Early Access itself fully representing what the player is getting into. Plenty of stuff was also known to be arriving way before it arrived; such as Orcs, Paladins, Monks, Dragonborn etc. And they still pretty much are announcing stuff such as that they're calling back all voice actors, working on implementing requested features and addressing certain issues vocally.^
The EA part of it is simply not true to be honnest.
Panels shows patch content and nothing more... and things that were known arriving haven't been confirmed or mentionned at all before they arrived.
We NEVER knew what features they were working on and what class/race/anything else would come next.
Some poeple (not me) even doubt during EA we'll finally have all PHB content despite what they said in the AMA before it even start.
Sven's recent tweet about "if someone has a solution about inventory management" just show how BAD they were as they were tons of great suggestions to improve that during EA.
Maybe we had a very different experience with the EA though.
If they don't deserve it, why give it? It's like giving a raise to the worker that underachieves, what reason do they have to do better if you tell them that was not only good enough, but worthy of awards over other workers?
Because I haven't been in love with a game as much as I am with BG3 for 20 years. EA has been very frustrating to me and probably one of the worst I've ever played in terms of communication but I don't care at all about other nominated company while I love BG3.
