I’ve mostly quit playing for now. There are a few things which are irritating me, so that I kept restarting.
One thing I haven’t particularly cared for is how sword’n’board is hard to pull off, given a dearth of long swords above +1 (hadn’t found a single +2 by Harper hideout). I don’t like being pushed into great weapon master because it’s “optimal.” GWF also trivializes combats, so that on normal my fighter is killing 50% or more if all enemies by himself.
Another thing is Shadowheart. I had initially wanted to romance her, back in EA, but by the beginning of Act Two I cannot stand her. That, and poor Karlach reminds me of my wife too much. Yet the game seems written to push Shadowheart’s importance above every other NPC.
Orin is a good annoyance. She didn’t bother me. Love to hate her.
Really felt J.K. Simmons was underused. A shame, as when his character got mad, you felt it.
I have spent an inordinate amount of time in the game picking up everything not nailed down to have gold to gear my party well.