Ideally, Larian would have known what the intentions for tadpole powers were and integrated it more evenly in the game. If they weren't supposed to be that big of a deal, maybe don't have all the in game hints (or advertise shortly before release) that it's a big deal. This seems more of a 'managing expectations' problem more than anything else. However, as I doubt rewriting how much emphasis Act 1 puts on the danger is an option, the other method is to actually cash the check they wrote. IMO, being able to savescum all the main endings in the last hour or so of gameplay is a substantial flaw in the game. Having different ending choices for 'pure' vs 'corrupt' runs is the least that should happen.
They left the EA lines from the companions about how the dream visitor gives them powers after both dreams. I want to believe that means they're at least planning to cash that check.
