Fair enough.
In that case the dev better make his mind up because being on hold doesn't fit in with the statement "So this month we will have a much smaller update, mostly focused on quality of life issues, and things that I can handle on my own. And we will be back to our regular schedule next month".
In my book, that means "some problems came up but the game is still being developed", but I'm neither a developer nor a native speaker so maybe the subtlety of the language escapes me.
Then perhaps we should not try to be subtle. I can understand how you feel.
To put it bluntly the dev was rushed to the hospital and required major emergency surgery. He lived, but he is still recovering, and will be recovering for at least a month. He contacted f95 to put the game on hold until he recovers enough to continue developing the story.
The rest of the team was simply going to fix a few things in the game. I wouldn't quite call it a QOL update, but rather more like tweaking and fixing a few things and getting ready to START working on the next update when the dev comes back.
*** Note, if I am wrong on this paragraph, please feel free to correct me.
As for Milfy city, that game is not part of this thread and is definitely out of context for this game. If you want to find out something about Milfy city, go to their thread.
I hope this helps to clear up any confusion you may have experienced from the subtle answers you may have received.