An interesting theory, but since we don't really know him, his reasons could be literally any and the only thing we can know for sure is that he's been milking his supporters for some time. These crowd funding sites still have a lot to improve. Anyways, It is a shame because the game has potential. Even if he didn't touch the main story line for a while, there's still a lot he could do just with the characters and ideas he already introduced. I mean, it is not a linear game after all so he could go off the patch and there's also multiple work in progress events. Let's see if he proves everybody wrong with his next updates or if this game is a lost cause. He needs to treat his pets better though. At least the dog got to eat once, but the poor horse is starving.