Pretty good breakdown, this is really not looking too nice though. It's too bad it has all the problems of AC Unity, but then again, why wouldn't it? The games are made on an alternating basis, and I'm sure that they've barely had enough time to adapt to the feedback about AC Unity as they develop this game.
The pressure for a year off is really building to the point that it's a common sentiment. I'll be interested to see what happens if this launches as a complete buggy nightmare. Also, "pre-alpha" is a joke. For a multi-million dollar game that really isn't where you should be just a month or two from launch.