BG1:
Elven Fighter, bow specialist (main) named... Ulorian
Ajantis
Branwen
Minsc
Dynaheir
Imoen (switch to Coran when I came across him)
BG2:
Ulorian, round 2 (now an Archer)
Minsc
Jaheira
Anomen
Keldorn
Nalia (switch to Imoen when I got her back)
You may be overestimating the number of people actually upset by this fairly basic sales/marketing tactic. They are trying to get people to use their online service. They are offering a small, super minor and unimportant bangle to do so. If you don't want to subscribe, stop caring about the bangle.
When something is undefined, sometimes there is no default rule (ideally there is, but sometimes there is a hole that can't be plugged by the rules). There is no fallback that's absolutely definitive, so it's just left in limbo. It kind of feels like you are trying to create a 'default rule'...
Maybe we do have a new winner. Do you have any links to back up your numbers?
My gut feeling is like yours... BG3 crushed it. But I like to have some hard facts on my side before I get definitive though.
If you think accusing someone of transphobia or bigotry is against the rules of the forum (I'm sure it is, and if it isn't, it should be!), why would you go ahead and do that exact thing in your very next sentence?
This is a pretty long and seemingly, at first glance, a hateful post. If you want to tighten that up and make another post, I can give that another read.
The way they responded was perfect; they protected their interests. They created businesses that were high risk, but they got after it when that risk came calling.