Okay, now we all know that the DM Client may or may not be in the released packaged of Neverwinter Nights 2. A lot of people are upset over this and there is also a lot of people who don't give a crap.
I don't like buying incomplete games. That is my main beef with this. Also it depends on Atari if they are going to support Obsidian to support this game. One of the reasons why the first Neverwinter Nights got the support it did is because of the resources Bioware has. Resources that Obsidian does not have so they can go at it alone when it comes to patching the game.
Also the credibility of Obsidian has been tarnished somewhat. First they say that horses will be usuable and now we know that is false. Now we know that the DM Client might be cut from the release of the game. Should we believe Feargus when he says that the DM Client will be released in one form or another? Should we count on Obsidian to release the DM Client or will it be forgotten like KotOR 2's ending? Or is this been all thrown out of proportioned?
A lot of online gaming in NWN uses the DM Client and online NWN would be severely hampered without it. Those who don't care about multiplayer support well, its not an issue but those who do and run DM ran games will most certainly be hurt without its inclusion.
Bottomline, without the DM Client being released with the game itself there is no sure bet Atari will support Neverwinter Nights 2 for a patch to be made or be made in a timely manner. Lets not forget MOO3 and ToEE. NWN 1 was the exception and not the rule when dealing with Atari game support.