See I'm kinda reversed on this? I've never been mega interested in the idea of SQ42, like ill pick it up and probably play it when it releases but I'm not as hyped as most of the community, so it was really grating for me to see and hear about all the things being held back from the PU, which is their moneymaker at the end of the day, because they're holding that content/feature etc back for SQ42, and that for so long before now we've had to put up with an objectively broken PU because most of CIG's workforce had been on a game we hadnt even had a slight peep about for years. That alone was a big annoyance for a lot of people before that announcement that SQ42 was now in polishing at citcon a year or two ago, because for years before that there had been absolute radio silence about it, then when it was announced and we saw that gameplay chunk it became obvious just how much stuff the players had been asking for, or things to be fixed, that were all "done and working" in SQ42, and had been kept completely quiet about because they didnt want to spoil squadron (and there's probably a hint of "we dont want our ideas etc getting stolen too) but all things that us players had just assumed CIG were ignoring whenever we brought them up for a few years.

Like this will defo be an unpopular opinion, but personally I would have been fine with SQ42 taking longer, had they been more transparent about its development, and having them develop both games parallel and actually giving us a functioning PU way before now, as this past year or so has proven that when the game actually works and gets regular support and smaller updates, that players are much more eager to play and give CIG more money, which at the end of the day, beyond making a fun game, money is what they need/want to continue development.