I would prefer that Conitec drops the MP part. Because everybody can use RakeNet/Enet/... All he has to do is packing the thing into a plugin.
And I think someone who really can finish a MMOG, is able to do this as well
And the positive effect if you drop the network engine: You can concentrate on more important things (Ingame Mapeditor, Shadows for terrains, ...).
Plus there are already good solutions for free (GSTNet) so I don't understand the logic to implent a new network engine which will cost a lot of important time.
Dark_Samurai