Dev developed bad self-distraction work habits to work around his writers block 2 years-ish back. Some people noticed back then and started complaining after a 4 month delay on an update that would "definitely be out in a week" or some such. Every new deadline he set he would wait until a week or so later and just say "hit a snag, still working". Some people got banned I think. He at least announced he banned one or two.
Then later, now that the dev had purged or silenced due to a chilling effect anyone who said things of the kind "You should at least tell us why there was a delay" his habits got worse. Eventually he started explaining himself of his own volition once he hit the 8 month mark on this current update. He gave a mea culpa about sucking and then resolved to do exactly what was asked before. Almost as if explaining yourself is owed in these circumstances and the accountability of explanation helps motivate you to work. Who could have imagined that in some vivid detail?
We are currently in the 13th or 14th month of waiting for it, I stopped counting after the one year mark. But he has finally given a release date of "late September"