Like you say "Communication is the key"Everything is based on priority over one thing and the other and the dev decided that currently his priority is on other things atm..its always has been and always will be like this...just like how celebrities gets cocky and arrogant once they get well renowned they stop listening to their fans even though they are the one's who put them in that position but in the long run it always comes back around to bite in ass...What goes around comes back around..I hope the dev sets his priority straight...if he decide's to discontinue or whatever problem he is having not to sit laid back..share with the fans and patrons and let them know..they aleast deserves to know that..communication is the key!
But in the past Mr. ZZ has already proven to be sub par in this subject. He always comes with excuses afterwards, instead of giving us a heads up. If you go on a business trip, you know this at least a week before, not the week you come back.
Breaking his arm is another thing, but still you can let your patreons know this the moment you get home, not 2 weeks later.