I'm 20 hours in so far after playing POE 1 for about 300 hours. Absolutely loving it so far. It looks amazing and everything feels polished, I haven't experienced any bugs at all. I didn't pay any attention to the development of Deadfire, so I am very pleased to find that they haven't messed with too much or tried to do anything drastic. What I was hoping for is exactly what they seem to have delivered: a highly polished, tightly written POE set in a new world.
My only gripe is that I was hoping to start out with new companions. I don't hate that you start with some old faces, it's kind of cool that you have a shared history, etc, but I was expecting mostly new companions.
Also... in combat I still find it way too easy to mis-click on players you're trying to control. I know, I know, I could be using the numbers or click and drag or what have you, but I like clicking on the selection circles and it is not the easiest.