Yes it's not cheap and it is a large download and you do seem to have to set up a Larian account but you get game play which is, to me, a hybrid of BG and POE (pillars of eternity) plus environments that you can interact with. This is the first time I have done something the same way as I would have in a pen and paper D&D game: sneak up on a guard, push him over the ledge, then shoot the rope holding something heavy hanging above the other targets, taking them out. Yes it seems like a set piece has been set up, like an old school dungeon but it was great! One crash so far, the cinematics are interesting, some polishing is needed, but this does not break the game, I have seen worst things in finished games and it may even get fixed in time. Yes, it is not another game in the style of BG 1&2, which some people do seem to want (Beamdog's Siege of Dragonspear was the last thing I saw like that) but after a little time I am getting used to the controls. You have a choice, wait for the finished game and spend your money or wait and don't! You can shoot the rope or don't! Just shoot the rope!