There's also the elephant in the room that has to be addressed at some point. This game attracted the dating simulator players as can be seen by the forum topics (much like Dragon Age earlier). I think in the future a lot of resources will be put into appeasing them and the overall writing will take a bigger hit. They will also gatekeep and form a guard to any criticism Larian receives.
I'm in total agreement with you there. You can also read the writing on the wall with the BG3 mods over on Nexus - for every 5e/RAW or QoL mod there are a dozen cosmetic mods. Sadly, I think that this is the fate of RPGs - maybe we should retaliate by joining SIMS fora demanding more tactical combat.
Owlcat are still flying the flag for RPGs - WH40K Rogue Trader is a blast.
In RT i see 1 issure - bugs. But Story, route, companions - its amazing
