Was Activision right to not pick up Brutal Legend in retrospect?

[richardhutnik]

Remember how people got upset about Activision dropping Brutal Legend, and then cheered on EA for picking it up?  Now, I am seeing Brutal Legend appearing on disappointment list after disappointment list.  The word RTS (which got me interested) got attached to the game, and then it went downhill.  I am curious if people were hyping a game they didn't fully know what it was about, and if this is a sign of too much hypefest occurs in ignorance.

Anyhow, in retrospect, was Activision right for not picking up Brutal Legend?  And would Brutal Legend of been better had it just been an hack and slash instead of a RTS title that got an jolt of action thrown into it?