Saddest thing for me is that I have 0 interest in the labyrinth, I just want more character interactions so even if the labyrinth update ever drops I'll still be waiting for the next major update after that one.
The possibilities for a desert area do sound amazing though.
Lets make an analogy about the Labyrinth (so people mad at us bitching can understand, lol). I made a longer version to make a joke out of (I can write btw, lol) but relented.
Labyrinth is going to a Italian restaurant, getting "Chef's Choice" and being served sushi. Some people like sushi, but we didn't go to an Italian restaurant for it.
Nobody asked for or wanted Labyrinth.... but the a few people being cranky that we are vocal about not being happy with a long delay for this update are like someone replying to a review of that restaurant (who probably have never patronized the place) say its Chef's choice and the chef can take as long as they want to.
Orbiters be like: "You're speculating! Making sushi out of mackerel, eggplant skins, and shredded pasta instead of rice is TOTALLY NORMAL ITALIAN CUISINE"
Again, I'm hopeful to see what we see after. There's a massive amount of potential material to work with.