Hiya Scronan!
Let's hope the forums are up to stay. I for one have sort of lost faith in their stability, but time will tell.
Wizardry 8 will be a success only if the reviewers deem it to be. Gamers are some of the most fickle people I know. Most of them rely on the the reviewers to tell them what to "think" rather than trying out the game for themselves. And then we wonder why politicians in Washington can get by with what they do?
Anyway, players will start gaining interest in W8 when it's released.
-Saz