Don't worry about anyone possibly flaming you. You asked your question politely and it doesn't at all smell of an insult ridden post.

Many people probably have the same question. As we paid SE for the game itself, which SE has told us that it would contain much more than it had, I believe we all deserve an answer to this question. Where did the funds go? How was the time spent? Why wasn't the release date pushed back?

Let us see if SE will be open and explain how they perceive things on their end.