Rainbird on 22 February 2009
You could be right, though it makes you wonder just how much time DICE actually had to make the game, or just how big the team was.
Considering BF:BC came out last summer, I think it is safe to say that ME was only the biggest priority for DICE a couple of months before it released. The production values should reflect this, as the overall quality of the game does as well, and I think EA is willing to make a sequel because, even though the game has a lot of shortcomings, its sales proved... "sturdy" I guess you could say (though still below expectations).
