True. The execution certainly does come down to coders regardless of the vision.
Questions should really be worded in an open end manner, so we don't get a "yes" or "no" answer. Questions #1-5 are closed ended and most likely would only elicit yes or no answers. Question #6 would get you something of substance, hopefully. "How" questions would also get you something of substance.
You know what would be truly "funny" is if the suits wanted a more arcade product to appease the casuals, the tourneys, and the coders adamantly coded everything strictly simulation with a resultant rise in sales. Simulation. For. Every. Single. Aspect. "It's too hard to create an arcade. It's easier to code for a simulation." ...