I don't see how you can be disappointed in something before you actually experience it. I've had plenty of negative things to say about DPC, Zoey and the Interlude, but I can't write Episode 9 off off until I see it.
I mean, if the game isn't working for you, I get that. But in that case what difference does it make how long it takes to develop? The wait only matters if you actually want to see what comes next. And personally, I do. My faith in BaDIK has been shaken, but this is still a game with enormous potential. If Episode 9 is the best yet, I'm not going to care about the long wait or all the problems with Episode 8 (even if they might resurface later); my faith will be restored and I'll be content to wait for Episode 10. If it winds up being the worst episode, well, I'll try my best to hibernate through the rest of Season 3 and see how I feel when Season 4 rolls around. Most likely it will be somewhere between those extremes and I'll have to decide how to weight the good and bad aspects of this game against each other.
But no matter what, I'm not going to judge the episode purely on the time it takes because that's strictly a secondary matter. Like it or not, quality takes time. It's by no means the only thing that takes time, but time is necessary for a good product. The vital question is whether DPC is spending all this time on a better product, or just on a shinier wrapper.
You left out the MC's response. That was my favorite part of the joke!
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DPC releases complete seasons of 4 episodes on Steam, so it will come out once Episode 12 is complete. That's going to be at least 2 years from now, more likely 3+.