TBH, myself and some other guys that have access to closed beta builds have spent a lot of time during the last 5 years trying to explain to people how things came to pass they didn't understand about EDs development plans, delays, etc, within the confines of our NDAs of course. More often than not around here instead of people either listening to our points or not, we are being shrugged off as apologetic fanboy boot lickers when we're interrupting one of the frequent soap box sessions. It has become absolutely pointless.
You aren't being constructive by constantly trying to silence us with your poisoning the well tactics. And it might be wise to consider that you don't know everything about the constraints that ED has to work with when you are attesting bad will, lazyness ,incompetence or callusiveness on their part.
Soon enough none of us are gonna be willing to deal with the constant stream of crap slinging one has to take simply by showing up here. And believe it or not, this community is going to be even less attracting for it.
I'm quite sympathetic to the software creation challenges of a flight sim or really any game. If you're characterizing the dissatisfaction with ED as the result of the common late, delayed, feature cancel, feature creep, redesign, engine issues, etc. then I think you've missed the theme. I'll join you in the soft sigh as people wail and gnash teeth over things taking more time. If that's all the negative reaction was we'd be in agreement.
But ED or ED's public face has problems beyond that. There are companies with worse track records in release output with better PR and vice versa. There's something other than the release schedule and delays at work here.
