Razka: Very disappointing but also very helpful to know, thanks. I was about to get me a nice BG3 christmas present but if that's the state of the game I'll pass.
I do have an SSD, but I vehemently refuse to clog it with a, what, 150gb game? TBW is a thing.
The game runs very well for me with an SSD, and the difference between HDD and SSD in games can be dramatic to say the least. Installations and file load times are much, much faster, especially for modern games. There are games that already only supporting SSDs... and it will only get worse over the next few years. As for the game being busted, "no it is not". If you only want to use HD drive than do so, it does support it (check box in options).