I think I'll also go with being an optimistic little ray of sunshine, and go with putting my trust in the current dev team, depleted as it may be…
Originally Posted by JonNik 
Also I hope the new engine allows them to implement a more open ended world (at least
less vertically challenged)…
Agreed. There were areas where one tended to feel "boxed in", in the original game.
…rather than just updating the old engine, like a particular member here claimed.
Hee

Yup.

ROFL Some people were very confident and sure of their opinions regarding that.
Yes, and it's also a relief to have our suspicion about the placeholder voices confirmed.
..and sad that we stilll have to wait so long, but I'd rather have them hone the quality. In the meantime, there will be many other new games to keep us busy…