NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer - Diary #1@ RPG Vault

NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer lead designer Kevin Saunders writes their first diary for RPG Vault, discussing the goals for this, um, game:

Many will call Mask of the Betrayer an "expansion". I hate that term. I think the expansion designation really means two things: 1) you have to buy the original game to be able to play it; 2) it's less expensive. Expansion suggests something that's unworthy of being called a game. We even get our own special category in annual game awards to emphasize that an expansion shouldn't be compared to a real game.

Many will call Mask of the Betrayer an "expansion". I hate that term. I think the expansion designation really means two things: 1) you have to buy the original game to be able to play it; 2) it's less expensive. Expansion suggests something that's unworthy of being called a game. We even get our own special category in annual game awards to emphasize that an expansion shouldn't be compared to a real game.