Yoshii P wants to know why people are leaving

[TDawnstar]

I agree with the general sentiment, the 4.5 month patch cycle is GRUELLING. What even is the excuse now?

The excuse is more work to do with MSQ, more cutscenes etc.
They need to dissociate the MSQ delivery from the game content and make events and stuff between major patches. But unfortunately, they are too rigid and formulaic to even consider this. Or totally understaffed. Or both.