I've no horse in this race. As I said a while ago, I'd not even heard about this game until three weeks or so ago. But what I've seen/read does point to deliberate obfuscation, IMO.
More importantly: Deus Ex. So much on, so not sure it's a good idea to buy it, but...
Not a coder, but turning a single player game into a MMO doesn't sound trivial to me.