It doesn't take a detective to be able to tell that Koda's mental health has been deteriorating for a while now (I've been saying it for ages). That dude isn't in a good place, but of course that doesn't shield him from criticism, he can still be a douche while simultaneously having mental health issues.
It's easy to say that Koda has either all of the responsibility, or none of it. The truth is that of course he's responsible, but so is BO WEI who keeps him "employed" despite how disfunctional he is, in every sense of the word, and THE PATRONS who by continuously funding the absolute trainwreck that ToT has become, encourage Koda to keep walking the same seemingly self-destructive, effed up path. Needless to say that all of the people who are buddy-buddy with Koda and pretend that he's doing okay despite the numerous, obvious signs to the contrary, are also to blame.
EDIT: Also, if you think the reason Koda is saying he's got mental health issues is to use it as an excuse, then all you have to do is ask him how he's working on himself to get better, because it seems clear to me that he's doing jackshit, and saying you're in a bad state of mind without trying to get better is like saying you can't go to work because you broke your ankle... 7 months ago, it's just that you haven't been to the doctor yet to get it treated, or done any kind of resting at all. That would never fly in any sort of working environment.
Usually, when most games cease development and no longer release timely updates, people stop talking about it. But for whatever reason, TOT's thread is 1445 pages long and some fans seemingly have no ability to move on and fill that void with something more meaningful.
I check this thread every once in a while if there's been any progress and I'm always fascinated by these specimens.
Well said.
I know it's hard (because I'm hypocritically doing it myself right now), but you all should really STFU about ToT. Let the discussion about the game die and maybe we'll see changes in other places as well, no matter how small. Make an effort to get over it, we're lucky enough to have better stuff than ToT depending on what you're looking for nowadays.