Whoa... First of all, I actually made Hardcoreh to react! It was all worth it
Second, I'm not wanting to push personal life aside or even know what your personal issues are, because, as you said, it's not my business. But, as I already said before to other staff members. In my opinion whoever becomes a developer, undertakes some obligations towards the community he is "working for". For example, to communicate with the community, to give feedback on what is happening behind the scenes on a more or less regular, but at least daily basis. Otherwise the community feels abandoned and without a future to look forward to.
Players give their time, enthusiasm, and some even money to keep this game and so its community alive, they would deserve to be informed how their beloved game is progressing. And one of PWO's major shortcomings in my opinion is the devs-fanbase communication is converging to zero. With some exceptions. But see the issue of the new Playerdex for example. It's overdue almost a year now and the only reason I know that project wasn't dropped completely because I'm one of the translators and Blue sends sometimes a few more lines to translate. But when was the last time we heard about it? May or June maybe? I was a developer too, I know what a pain in the buttocks could be to keep the fans up to date, but it's part of the job. A very important part.
I'm not talking about screenshots and small articles about what has been done, but at least one post of two or three phrases in every week or month.
"Couldn't work much, I was very busy. Sorry." Even that would be fine and keep up the hopes of the fans.
And frankly, I fail to see how can anyone consider this as a personal insult...
