If u look on the mainpage it looks like the game has been abandoned (december update implies patch was due in a matter of weeks).
So I don't care what the devs reasoning is, it would take very minimal effort just to assure p[eople that the game s still being worked on (I for one do not have time to trudge the forums).
Most people dont care so much about getting hard facts (which i understand why you don't want to release when nothing is really finalised), it's just the feeling of being abandoned and our loyalty being unappreciated that reaalyy gets my goat. Cos let's face it, everyone here took a leap of faith when they coughed up 25£ for an in progress game (some things are so primitive - like how nobody can perform any actions while someone is joining server), so I think a little sympathy by the devs would go a long way.