i think your looking at this totally the wrong way.
1. we have worked our buts off since last november. yes I(yes me) said march.. at that stage i didnt know what was involved in making a mod. trust me its more than you could possibly imagine.
2. the date WONT be another year!! they say november/october for 2142's release. we can get nearly EVERYTHING(most things) ready for it. this means that the release wont be long after the editor tools are released! that isnt a negative thing! it actually raises attention and awareness to the mod.
3. do you want a good mod or a bad mod? trust me we want something thats impressive for you guys! not dissapointing. 2142 gives us nearly everything thats in the SW universe! i dont think its worth pushing to one side tbh..
4. GL to the clone wars mod, i dont think we will lose many fans. some will leave, we were expecting that but in the end it should turn out for the best imo.
5 and no EA didnt put this on us. the only influence they gave us was by watching there E3 video! and trust me its brilliant if u can find it on fileplanet(or what ever host its on)
once again sorry for dissapointment