TANE, in my opinion, should take as much time as it needs to iron out the bugs and glitches, especially after the buggy initial release of TS12 and the messy fiasco that SP1 brought. I felt like TS12 was really just a slightly updated version of TS09 with a doppler effect, and I didn't really see the much of a difference between the three most recent versions. TANE looks nice, but it needs to be a change from the norm in Trainz. The most recent version of Trainz, with the seevice pack and all of the hotfoxes, is still extremely buggy, and full of problems. No doubt, TANE will depart from previous versions in looks, with a new engine among other improvements, but if it isn't stable, then it won't be much of a "new era" after all.
JCitron, I think that the main thing at stake is reputation. If the release of TANE is botched, and the release is like that of past versions, the franchise will lose trust with consumers, especially if N3V doesn't follow through with committments that they have made along the way.
Sourdough, you need to work on your comebacks, they aren't as witty as you think they are.
