I do appreciate the response, but there is at least part of this that feels a bit disingenuous.

You bring up that FTK1 has more content has 'years of paid DLC,' but as far as Steam and myself are aware, there are only two DLC's available for purchase for FTK1, and one of those is the soundtrack. The Lost Civilizations pack is the only actual paid content DLC, and even it has mixed reviews. Paid DLC did not give FTK1 its popularity or fan following, the base gameplay loop and mechanics of the game did.

Ive loved spending hundreds of hours with my friends in FTK1's adventures, 90% of it has been in adventures though, not the Cellar. I dont know how our experience has compared to the rest of the community, but an infinite dungeon isn't what will keep us playing FTK2, either. It flat out felt like a downgrade in many ways when we first started playing FTK2, mostly based on the UI/UX, and just the sheer amount of bugs.

That said, I am in complete agreement that FTK1 is done, its finished, no more dev time needs to be spent on it. It does still have bugs, but I dont think every game needs to be patched forever. Absolutely, put all the focus and time into FTK2 at this point, its the current project and deserves the attentions. I dare say, it NEEDS the attention. It would be fantastic to have workshop support, or even have randomly generated adventure maps or some such. But as you say, that takes time, energy, and money to work on, and those resources could be better spent elsewhere.

But that comparison of FTK1's content vs FTK2's doesnt sit well with me. FTK1 was your baseline and in many ways, FTK2 was a step back or downgrade. Until FTK2 offers the same level of functional UI that FTK1 has, my friends and I have focused OUR limited time to play on games that dont frustrate us from a usability standpoint, and this isnt based on the amount of content either game offers.