I hope the people that defended the screenshots in the previous thread - and even went as far as to say they looked good - are thoroughly embarrassed. Even id Software was embarrassed by them, enough that they had to issue a statement distancing the company from them. I hate it when people blindly follow a brand and defend it beyond reason.
They looked crap. But the lack of a denial suggests that they're genuine, which means that the concerns about the direction of the game was still valid. And if the textures look anywhere near as bad as those in RAGE then the game will be a flop.
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."