You are 100% right, and I apologize if I came off demanding or judgmental. That was not my intention and still isn't. I just think numerous people are riding on this hope train that a new update might come out. And sure it might! But if you look at the track record, it's not great.
Especially when you're getting money from your donators, but they get nothing in return.
It's not exactly tipping anymore because tipping is there for the service you got. But yes, all donators can think for themselves and decide for themselves, but I also am free to inform new players about the track record of the game and how the dev is handling it.
It's not a black and white issue, it about is there going to be a new update, is the dev still working on it, is the money going to dev helping them with the game. So many questions and I can't help but ponder that after three years, we would have another update by now. 3 years of money coming from patrons, 1,254 patrons (As of March 2023) over 6k a month. I can't help but be skeptical and think of MGI. I can't help it. It is just what I see.
Also, the reason why I didn't ask those questions was because they have been asked in the comments for the past three years, with the same response from the dev. I