From what i understand/ have read Larian is focusing on difficult thing first, leaving easy fixes like spell learning towards the end.
There are no recorded public statements from anyone at Larian that give credence to your statement.
Yeah this is some weird myth that's been spread around here. A big problem is Larian hasn't come out to discuss any design philosophy, timing, etc. We're just sort of shouting into the abyss here and people are going to get more and more frustrated.
