Even with all the unfortunate events eating up a months worth of time, that's still 2 months for 2 pieces of content actually done by Thresh, everything else was written by Valentino according to the patchnotes (and even 2 scenes in the most meaty part of the content were done by them). While Thresh's writing has certainly improved dramatically since the early days, it feels like he has slowed down more than he has improved. At the rate we're going MGD wont be done for a very long time if it takes about a month per scene for the primary writer, unless more and more is taken over by Val. Valentino's scenes are very good mind you, but I can definitely tell when they aren't Thresh's.
Personally I hope we can strike a middleground, I know we wont get speeds like before Venefica with the new writing standards, but Id wanna see MGD done before the decade is over at least.
Hiya! I'm the Valentino.
I did write a lot of this update's content, that being the big Amy update + two scenes for the Fashionable Succubus, but that's content that Threshold always reviews and gives feedback on personally. Moreover, although the writing is one of the more prominent aspects of the game, it's far from the only one.
In addition to designing the plot, planning out content, coming up with the characters, implementing the new art, and many, many other more or less visible aspects of game development (such as the UI overhaul that came with this update), Threshold also handles community management, all the legal and administrative aspects of the game's development, contact with the artists, etc.
Despite me having been more and more involved in editing and writing content for the game, MGD mostly remains a solo project, and wearing so many hats is no easy task... Not to mention all the imponderables that can get in the way, such as power shortages and sickness in this case, which were the reasons for the update being delayed.
You say "2 pieces of content", but designing, implementing, and playtesting an entirely new fight from the ground-up is no easy task, and actually involves a lot of writing (dialog, reaction to player skills, specific lines for when the player cums, etc.), even if it's unlikely that a single player will see all of it.
All that to say that progress on MGD is alive and well, and is continuing at a pace that Threshold is endeavoring to keep as sustained as possible.
Meanwhile, I support said progress with editing and writing, and I'm happy that they seem to be well-received by the community... Thanks for the praise on that front, by the way!
I hope that's a helpful response to the concerns you've voiced, and thank you again for your appreciation!
