I have opinions on where things are at but the gist is that building what they are, a systemic game with ridiculous scope compared to the typical 3rd-person climby-open-world-rpg-shooter, is always going to be a tall order. Doing that while building the underlying tech, studios, processes and tools from scratch with an ever-inflating business and Star Citizen at the same time… Now that’s a doozy.

Being silent is the result of them sharing more during earlier times, and the resulting backlash from when things would change or when they themselves set the wrong expectations in terms of timelines. People took date estimates without the associated caveat that follows every game development milestone, and so they just clammed up as a result.

Of course they are working on it. Last Citizen Con had them demonstrating a lot that shows it has matured hugely. I suggest you watch that, and the progress tracker if you want a good idea for where their efforts are being sent.

Edit : typos.

I would like to think that we’re closer to the end at least. But how much time is left, I still don’t think they even know. How many times/years have they missed revealing the vertical slice to us? I originally baked in 2014 because I wanted to play Squadron 42, not Star Citizen the MMO. I’m more than happy that my package also comes with it, and I’ve backed with more ships than just the beginning pledge because I still believe in the game. Now, however, I find that I’ve had to watch from a distance and not follow to closely for my own sanity, since next April will mark 10 years that I’ve been actively waiting for it to release. Its been a very turbulent ride. As for when it will finally release… Soon^tm