After the first act however you are going to have to commit, also just like in real life.
This has to be one of the most eyebrow raising sentence. What does committing means? What does real life have to do with anything? Is there a nautiloid coming for me and my friends right at this moment?
I like to think this was early in development and even them don't really knew what the plan is.
I like the optimism, but this is exactly how they made DoS2, so I'm not sure why you would believe that THIS time it was just early in development. From everything we know, the party is limited. No 2 - 4 companions that aren't in your party just sitting around camp.
Also, the real life comment is indeed odd, they might of well had said "potatoes are green because in life you need to use color" and it would have made as much sense. Unless they're talking about "choices have consequences" or something? not sure.
