I decided to take a plunge and order a physical copy (I generally do not buy digital unless it is free or on deep sale). Placed my order on 16th July. On 17th I recieved an email saying it has shipped and tracking details with called CQL. Details on CQL site say shipped from a UK postcode (in Scotland) and I am in England. Also gives the Royal Mail tracking number. Since the day it "shipped" all it says is "Preinternet ETarget Limited" and has not changed. On Royal Mail Tracking it says they are still waiting to recieve it.
Not sure what the point of tracking is if you can't actually track your item, and find it laughable that they charge 20 euros for this postal service when you could get it here in a day for much less using Royal Mail.
My guess is it either has not actually shipped from whoever the distributor is or it is not actually coming from the UK as they claim.
Of course, Larian does not reply to any emails or social media posts so I guess I just gotta wait.
Might be game of the year 2023, but it ain't delivery of the year thats for sure.