This has been kind of said already but it doesn't hurt to repeat it....
What makes Layonara unique is the community. We can have Layonara on the NWN platform, NWN2 platform....heck, even the Half-Life platform if we really tried hard enough....or really just about anywhere we wanted. It's not the engine and the graphics that really makes things special, but rather it the people...the players and GMs, the Project Team and really just all the effort that so many people put into this place out of a true affection for the world. *wipes a tear*
Having said that, a little eye candy goes a long way!
And for Rasterick, NWN2 is being released in mid-September by all accounts, however Layonara will not likely switch over fully until January 2007.