Well... for all of us who've been playing this game for YEARS! This is a disappointment.
BUT! For anyone who is just discovering this game, and has never played it... this must be an amazing experience... The OVERALL games is great. I too am upset with the progress of the game, and jaded because of it.
I am just jealous of those who are new to ICSTOR. That feeling of playing this game for the first... time was pretty great! It is one of the main games that inspired me to be a dev myself...
So I am trying not to be TOO hard on him, for giving us what we got. I am just disappointed in the failed potential, given the support we all gave him for so long...