There is an old saying - "And this too shall pass"
The DDOS attacks will eventually be resolved, I am already seeing the server down time significantly reduced since this past weekend. when most of Sunday you could not even get on. But eventually they will be effectively blocked, or the source of the attacks will be identified.
Regardless, reducing the server population, and the subscribers, is exactly the result that the perpertrator wants. We, on the other hand, want to play this game and enjoy it. Will we let 1 *** stop us from doing that? I certainly am not.
As far as a slow pace of developement, I have to say the only frame of reference I have is stEVE, and tbh, I've seen more developement and new features added here in a year than I had seen in stEVE in 4 years, and the DEVs actually taking in alot of what is recommended by the community and trying to work with it.
Granted, even I have complained bitterly about how they have implemented somethings, and I still believe they need to look harder at new mechanics or features before they are released, but the sheer quantity of changes, and how many have been influenced by player input, is significantly higher here than stEVE, and based on what I have been told, most other MMOs.
Patience is a virtue and how we focus on things is important. It's easy to get hung up on the negatives, but from what I think most of us have seen, the positives in this game and the DEV team still outweight the negatives heavily. (don't let that go to your head, Alf!)
PS - the only reason I can see for making such a statement, especially a new thread when there are at least 3 open threads on this topic already, is to influence people with your point of view. I understand the need to express your concerns, but topics that boil down to " I am unhappy and I am leaving" serve only 1 purpose, to get others to start thinking along the same lines, to influence others to the same behavior. I think we all need to keep that in mind.
In the gods we trust, all others bring data!