I don't think, there was an intention for real multiplayer for example. The way of creating procedural systems for every single player individually totally counterdicts any possibility of multiplayer so far I can grasp this stuff. Also the fact that going for the center is just a new game+.
For some stuff he probably really overestimated their abilities and was just a fool. But I think it would be hard for Larian to follow the same path, adding the missing skill trees will be hardly a hollow promise for example. I trust Larian to be experienced and honest enough to ackowledge their capabilities. Also we are talking about stuff, they already promised, so it's more about knowing when to expect them. Delays can still happen, I think only few would grab pitchforks and torches for reasonbale delays.
