You can't just throw money and people at something to make work happen faster.
A unified skeleton means lower quality animations. And the characters that are being created will have a role in the story.
There was a poll on the Patreon for how customers wanted the story content to be rolled out. Steve has been forthcoming with how long we would have to wait for story content. The game went from two enemy types to like a dozen. The new map is getting more detailed with every update.
Again, doomposters must have it really bad, but this game ain't the same. Steve is active in the community. All Patreon updates are available to the public. No paywalled information. Steve is very easy to contact. The team aren't ghosts. The game gets regular updates, fill to the brim with information. If that's not enough for you, might as well just follow completed titles, because Early Access content ain't for you.