Michelangelo had helpers because he had deadlines. DPC doesn't have deadlines, so as long as the patrons don't walk out on him, and that doesn't seem likely, he's got a licence to take as long as he wants. Patreon doesn't reward faster work; he has no real incentive to deliver more quickly.
But in spite of that, he's still working 12+ hour a day and (some?) weekends. He's obviously crazy invested in this. It's what he wants to do.
He could put in half the time, release each episode in quarters, and therefore put out each smaller episode every three months, and still be well ahead of the competition.
He could do that, and that would shut up everyone who is complaining about waiting so long. 3+ hours gameplay every three months, sounds like a dream come true.
So why doesn't he just do that?
Because he doesn't fucking want to. It's that simple.
People always complain, but my motto is, "it could always be worse".
Any other developer with DPC's current clout, would not be working as hard as him, and would be releasing a lot less in the same time span, and the game wouldn't be as good.
If you look at
mpa71's
BigTable™, the evidence is there, while the development time is trending upwards (and he's acknowledged that and is trying to keep that under control), the output is also trending upwards, but at a greater rate.
So he's working his ass off on this project (unlike Milfy City, which was a guy taking money for doing absolutely nothing for years, BaDIK is a guy taking money and working long, long hours, every single day of the week), and he's happy to do it.
He's already spent 3+ years working like this, that's an unbelievable amount of commitment. I'd comfortably assert that no one here on this board (developers or members) works like this guy. There is no game here that provides the quality and quantity of gaming experience within the same time span. All the crowd favourites, while exceptional games in their own rights, deliver a lot less on a similar schedule.
Like I've said before. When the next episode comes out, just play an hour of it every month (more game play than you'll get from the other developers), and you won't even have finished the episode before the next one comes out.
He's never gonna get helpers for this game. There's no point suggesting it.