So now the question is, do I only recruit 3 of them every run, leaving whoever I don't pick unrecruited, or do I go through the effort and put up with the bugginess of combining a mod to bring everyone with me at all times and a mod that removes all but 4 people from every fight (because I don't want to turn the game into a roflstomp)?
Anyone have any thoughts on which of those is the choice more worth pursuing?
Why do you assume that mods equate with 'bugginess' (and with six-patch BG3 of all games)?
There are several excellent mods that convert the game to 5e and RAW rules which increase the difficulty and improve the game compared to Larian's ridiculous system. On normal mode, a party of six with 5e/RAW was more difficult than a party of four with Larian.
Disclaimer: I haven't played the game since Patch 4 broke it so the situation may be different now though I doubt it.
