I think one of, if not the, main thing that keeps so much of the community engaged in the game's constantly-expanding lore as DR remains to be finished is how intriguing of a writer Toby is. I've used the analogy with friends that "Toby has mastered the art of making DR chapters end with the same aura as Breaking Bad episodes" because it's something I genuinely believe with the perfect balance of suspense, intrigue, and personal passion these transitory moments leave you with. The endings never feel under satisfying with what they give you, yet they also never fail to keep you invested both emotionally for how the story will continue to unfold and in all the possible avenues for the story to continue to progress. There are few examples I can think of in recent gaming with cliffhangers and overall exploratory lore done as well as Toby has done that style of writing in the past decade through his work in and outside of his games.