Firstly I'm with Niara as far as the principle that we shouldn't get used to the idea that expecting companies to deliver on a thing they quite clearly said they would deliver on is 'overly optimistic.' It wasn't a statement made in exaggeration or hyperbole, it was simply a statement, one that sounds pretty reasonable and so it's reasonable to hold Larian to it. Especially since they have not tried to backpedal at all. So if they do fail to deliver, it's on them for making the promise and people who expected them to live up to the promise will be rightfully upset.
Secondly, the vast majority of players won't be 'in the know' on either one or both subjects anyway. I'm certainly not in the know when it comes to coding and only vaguely familiar with what's in the PHB.
