New content in any software is fantastic, but it also can introduce new bugs. I've brought friends and family into this game, and one thing I can attest to is that they do notice the bugs that exist. Honestly, what FDev is doing here (dedicating a release or two to cleaning up bugs rather than focusing on new content) is not out of the ordinary, and for the most part is a needed cycle in a lot of software.
I know that it's not pretty or fun, but sometimes it is just needed. It's rare that a developer gets a green-light from their users to do something like that, and I can absolutely understand why FDev would take the opportunity if it is given. I just hope that the community doesn't lash out at them because of it; even if everyone didn't ask for it, they had a clear message from users in the form of that open letter and there wasn't exactly a competing letter saying "Please ignore them and give us new stuff!"
I've been a huge fan of the space sandbox genre for some 20 years and one reality of it, that I think a lot of folks struggle with, is that there just aren't a lot of us out there and this means the games don't have the resources available to them that other genres do. It would be great if FDev could just churn out new content quickly AND fix the bugs, like games that are part of wildly popular genres can, but in reality that's generally not always an option. There aren't many of us, and we tend to not like spending money (that thing they need to pay their teams). Games like this rely heavily on the dedicated fans and players to be understanding of that, because if even they won't be then what's the chance new players would ever join and stick it out?
I hope folks are able to look past the needed spring cleaning and give FDev a break on this. I'm honestly surprised at the level of content they are able to put out, even if it doesn't meet the community's expectations, and I'm definitely appreciative of seeing an end to the bugs that did get quashed.
