I know this isn’t what you wrote but the only way in my head I can interpret posts like these are by reading it as…
“Maybe just play. Let them do what they want and stop taking an active interesting in the development of something you’re so passionate about. Just play without thinking about your future in the game and when new releases are coming out and what types of resources they might require or introduce. Don’t worry about new features or about lending your voice to early discussions about said new features, just play with the same things you’ve been playing with. The posts from even new players raising concern about the slow updates and lack of communication isn’t something to be concerned about, just trust the devs implicitly.”
The argument of “don’t worry about the future and just keep to yourself” almost sounds like an argument against voting in a democratic election and it’s something I’m fundamentally against. These forums were created to be a place for community and devs to meet and hold open discussions. If the devs no longer have interest in open discussion* then they’re welcome to close these forums but so long as the forums remain open, people should be able to talk about nearly anything so long as it meets the forum’s rules.
So you can make your argument that people should just play as they’ve been playing, that’s fine and encouraged. But I’m going to make my counter arguments and speak up about my concerns because that should also be fine and encouraged.
*Please note this is not me stating the devs have no interest in this. Nothing in my mind could be further from the truth. Seeing James, Leah, Luca, Sam, Ross, and Jess posting as regularly as they do is still a good deal better than gamers get from some companies and I love the effort this team puts into their game.
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Also in regards to Sam’s post I think his reply is fair. But I also think in the like 6 different “roadmap” posts there’s already been some clarification that a true “X features come out on Y date” roadmap isn’t necessarily what folks are asking for. Something like this or these would be more accurate at this point.
Edit: Also you might want to be more careful about using absolutes.
They can be easy to prove wrong (each word is it’s own link).
There are many other examples as well of the devs weighing in on different discussions around updates, upcoming features, etc.