I also don't want to believe that their writers are simply and plainly bad.
Agreed, they have some very strong writing ability and the evil decisions in DOS2 weren't half-bad. In Fane's case, if I remember correctly, one can choose to join the big bad god king and basically ensure the doom of everyone else for a chance at bringing the ancient people back. There are also several opportunities to help the church/magisters and while there isn't a direct reward (since they are technically hunting you, the player), it's a nice thing to have for people who may be roleplaying as someone who believes sourcerers are inherently dangerous. My point being, anyway, they at least have some idea of how evil paths are meant to be written. Also, considering they did in fact ask players to play the evil route for feedback, they are definitely keeping an eye out for suggestions.
