I may be wrong but isn't the whole 'increased budget' thing a myth? If somebody could link me to a direct source then that would be pretty great. Personally I'm hoping that the development team are being secretive and that the next Fan Fest will announce something pretty major as an additional feature. My preference would be major updates to the character creation system. We're not getting a new race and we don't really need one when many of the existing playable races are in dire need of some tweaks to make them more appealing/popular.