Limitations of the engine... a purely speculative topic, for the most part. Modders might have something to say about it
Just to be clear: what's a limitation for modders (because of poor tools available, hardcoded stuff they have no direct access to, etc, etc) is not necessarily also a limitation for the developers with full access to the source code etc.
There may be some partial overalap, but let's stress it again: "modders can''t do it" about anything is NOT an immediate justification for developers, too.
Absolutely. What I meant by this statement is, rather, "Of all of us, modders probably have the most information and as such, the most informed opinion". Yes, it's essentially "the best of the worst" kind of opinion, but still much more than what I know, for example.
Its not "so far from what it's supposed to be" ... its "as far as owner of the licence (WotC) let them" ... and they let them.
In that case, we risk getting another Demon Stone, which was DnD in name only but capitalised on featuring Patrick Stuart as a narrator.