For so many of us to have expected 5e, that says it all. They marketed so that it would appeal to 5e players who have been wanting an authentic D&D experience on PC. They certainly were not marketing it as a game similar to DOS or Xcom or Baldurs Dark Alliance or even Neverwinter or whatever. I remember specifically it was supposed to be as close to 5e as possible because that was one of the things that drew me in. I like BG1 and 2. I liked Dark Alliance. I had no problem with them because I knew what I was getting.
Do you have any links to where they said that? No one yet has been able to provide one.
I don't ever remember Larian promising to faithfully recreate 5e in BG3. The pitch as far as I remember was: "We want to be as close to 5e, but we are not afraid to make changes to make it more fun". It's just that portion of audience disagrees if changes they made result in better experience. I can't think of an instance when Larian could be accused of misleading their audience.
