Originally posted by spacemonkey:

this is why there are so many abandoned early access games on steam

Doubt it.. Dayz took nearly 8 years to develop. (during which a serious amount of time without any updates or dev communication) Majority of people moved on to play other games and dayz was declared dead several times, but the game always held a loyal fanbase that kept playing and sent feedback. It's always a minority in comparison, that will actively exchange feedback anyhow, mostly people that know what they're talking about and want to be serious about being an addition.

Anyway, going by the success of Valheim, this game being abandoned should be the very least of your worries.