How is it preventing the main story from progressing then? Does KM's portion of the main plotline hinge on Brihaus being completed? Why doesn't Savin put his foot down and do away with Wsan's dumbass idea of having complete creative control over KM and get some of the other writers on the team working on it? Complete lack of leadership and structure is the probably the biggest downfall of this game and likely the primary reason the main storyline is at a standstill.
That's wasn't Wsans idea, it was Savins idea from what I know, so putting his foot down seems like not a great idea.
Amd quite frankly? There's no actual reason to, because it's not a problem. As said, Brihaus is probably the most anticipated thing in the game right now. There's zero reason to take someone off something everyone wants to do something vastly fewer people want.
From the devs standpoint, there's no problem, and quite frankly, not a lot of players seem concerned except the odd grumble here and there. People are here for porn, the main story is a side dish.
Also I admire your faith in the devs and humanity in general to think that the easy paycheck these guys receive each month has nothing to do with the pace at which the game's being developed.
Think you entirely missed my point.
Immediately after this game, they'll simply start a new game. It is imo extremely likely that most people will stay pledged for the new game also (its what usually happens when devs start new games on the same Patreon). Income won't change much.
There is probably little to no monetary difference between them finishing the game this year and finishing it 5 years from now, because whenever they finish it they'll just roll into a new one and the fanbase will follow because they have the niche locked up.