I have noticed a few people being disappointed about the delays. And while the original planned release date was a bit, naive, I have to say that I am still hopefull. I have backed star citizen since 2013 and follow it closely every day. And let me tell you, the passion I see in AoC and the progress we made so far is amazing. It is only matched by its ambition in regards to game design. In comparison to other similar projects, nothing beats AoC in my opinion.
Steven, togheter with the whole team radiate an aura of actually wanting to make something great. And we should try to match that by being a great community.
Remember, an MMO with great game design take a shitload of time. Making an MMO that looks pretty with amazing lore and systems takes even longer. In comparison to other MMO:s development times we are doing great progress.
Don't lose hope and keep supporting IS with love and we will have an even better product in the end. It will motivate the developers and keep them wanting to outperform themselves for us.
Here is something from a little developer in the game industry: