This entire discussion makes me almost depressed.
Why did Atari have to come? Why did Interplay have to close? How can NWN be considered a 'good' game?
What has become of the gaming industry, especially one as unique as the roleplaying section. I mean, we always knew that games such as Quake, Unreal or C&C Generals were fundamentally simply money machines. But has it really come to the point where the free spirit and independence of the small-time (compared to the other genres) RPG companies are as terrible as EA Games or, well... Atari.
Oh, well. Sorry about this "emotional outburst" and the blatant off-topicing, but it had to be said.