I actually enjoy Elminster's turn as the girl Elmara in the book, "Making of a Mage." That's good stuff. I thought Acererak was listed as a demilich . If he's been demoted, so to speak, that would be odd.
Duly noted. I'm trying to chose my words carefully. I don't believe I've give anything away that's not already been released. My main points are to encourage folks to give it a fair chance. It's great campaign.
From what I've heard the D&D 5e team have a tightly put together 5 year product release plan that has gone according to their schedule from the beginning. I seriously doubt that there was anytime crunch.