This game is meant to be a sandbox. How many kids have you heard complain that their sandbox doesn't have enough story? It's not the games problem, it's yours.

Yes the story is not great. But who cares, honestly? If you're playing a game like this for the story, why? You're doing it wrong from the git! Go play bg3 or read a book, ya know?

The amount of people I see complaining about the story and narrative and character creator just remind me of a person that ordered a steak and then complains there wasn't enough lettuce, if you wanted a salad order the salad!