Originally posted by Sunny:

Original plan did not include a- a global pandemic (are we already forgetting this? lol), and b- the much much much much much much higher than expected sales numbers. They expected an order of magnitude less bugs to be found than actually were. Rather than building upon a cracked foundation, they shifted gears to bugfixing first. More money takes a lot of time to increase the speed of development, it is not an instant thing.

Are you having issues tracking time? Valheim came out in february 2021, They made their four update roadmap during the pandemic which started in january 2020, A whole year prior.

That scenario you want to use as an excuse would be even worse you know, Failing to deliver a content update they promised not for five months but for a year and a half.