I've beta tested way too many games to really believe that the release version will be expanded and different than the beta version, especially since the release date is so soon.

The entire team is probably focused on bug fixes and stability, and there is no time for them to add needed roaming, mini-games, and all of the good stuff that made BoneTown a great game.

I agree that it's disappointing in many regards, but let's wait and see how d-dub responds, either with addressing some of these common complaints or with what modders can do to expand the game (if possible).

The skeleton of a fun and expansive game are in place with BC, but the mechanics are not. Hopefully the Jan 12th release date is still the beginning of this game. After all, patches can still do amazing things, if a studio realizes that a game requires far more polish before it can be seen as "finished."

Fingers crossed.