Keep in mind as well that id Software was sold in 2009 to ZeniMax Media (The company behind Bethesda Softworks which did Oblivion/Skyrim and Fallout 3). Obviou

Keep in mind as well that id Software was sold in 2009 to ZeniMax Media (The company behind Bethesda Softworks which did Oblivion/Skyrim and Fallout 3). Obviously I don't know any internals of what happened post-acquisition but it's likely that John has a lot less control over the game shipping. More specifically, with a huge company behind him the likelihood is the artists etc will continue to have influence in a way that will perpetuate the OP's frustration.