That's a part of the point I was trying to make. Characters & storylines already disappear for years at a time, e.g. Alyssa, Bennett....when were they last seen? Aiden's not due back for 5 years, i.e. 2 days in San Alejo time. (How many fans of the blackmail route think we'll ever see him again, I wonder?). Even Patricia & Ellie are beginning to feel like distant memories. Jason & Haru are returning 'soon' on PD14, so only another couple of years to go, in theory, by which time they will have been absent for 6 years. Does everybody remember who they are without replaying the early chapters? This whole saga is already cumbersome & the way it is right now only seems to foreshadow a further deterioration.
I've pointed out several times, that by the time this story is due to finish, it will be a "period drama" of the 20 tens. There could be young fans in the 2050s thinking how odd the clothes, cars & everyday interactions & artefacts seem.
There's no real chance of the Dev changing anything, nor is there an easy answer, even if L&P listened, read this, or bothered with any of it. I am convinced, however, that a rethink is required, if the long-term viability, (& I emphasise "long") of AWAM is to be preserved.
If anybody has better ideas, now might be a good time....& please don't mention a dedicated team, sub-contracting in any form, or cutting back on duplicate storylines or characters. (These have all been trawled, discussed & we know they'll never happen). Otherwise things will carry on as they are, (or slow down again) & of course if fans are happy, or at least content with this, perhaps the current production system is indeed fit for purpose.
As regarding picking up a book after 3 months (or sometimes much more), I've been known to do this without needing to re-read it, though I'll concede it does interrupt a story's flow. It's better to have a shorter period of time between chapters. My suggestion wouldn't solve the disjointedness of AWAM but it would ensure a steady supply of updates. After 5 years of this, I'd settle for that.