I'd like to see Icstor try the SS route just for one update simply to see how that plays out , the main reason being Icstor rarely communicates so having only one progress bar in some cases is misleading maybe splitting them into sections like
-Coding
-Writing
-Rendering
-Bug Fixes
-Caroline Ovr Content
-Celia Ovr Content
-Neighbor Ovr Content
Will say a lot more than Icstor actually does, now obviously that method isn't perfect but coming from a Dev that doesn't say much as often, actions speak louder than words. When you give definite release periods and make promises that's neither good for the dev or the consumer what that does is raise hype while also in parallel raise potential disappointment. For the Dev should things not go as planned when the release date pushes closer you work yourself harder than your health can take to meet the deadline we found out this with BioWares DAI and many other titles, I wouldn't be surprised if that played a part in Icstor health decline.
Now everyone is different and everyone has different preferences me personaly I never had a problem with SS method DC gives news every few weeks plus with the progress bar you're not confused about what's being worked on. So I'll leave this post with one final question, would you rather a dev not communicate a lot and not show what's actively being worked on or would you still be fine with that dev still be radio silent but show you how the progress is going in different categories?