It's good that there haven't been updates for a while as far as I'm concerned. Firstly, this is the first major physics incompatible patch since the beginning of last year. Physics takes time and it should be done properly. And not only that, the AI are getting updated in this patch so it really is a biggie. The longer this patch takes, the more updates it will have where it matters. I for one am hoping for a Christmas release, which would be really awesome.
Furthermore, in recent weeks, I've often seen the online users hit more than 1400, so LFS is far from dead. And personally, I'm meant to be studying for my final secondary education exams right now so it's better that LFS isn't here to distract me. Relax, if you're bored of LFS, take a break. The next patch promises to be quite awesome, I think.