If I had to imagine the NGS has likely been postponed for awhile, or the work has been so slow that there hasn’t been any meaningful or exciting developments to share. But that much should be obvious. But I really think that it’s time to sit back and wait for it... we have had a bevy of threads asking for updates/announcements/comment/ect, but it should be clear that by now they have not had much of an affect.
I imagine that the developers did not have a great idea of how much work was necessary to implement it. If I had to guess it would be that it looked simple in retrospect and quickly ballooned into a large undertaking that would require more time than planned. It’s unfortunate, but as a player base we have largely been beating a dead horse when we talk about it. The same arguments, the same questions. I, for one, have been trying to patiently and excitedly wait for it. But after awhile you have to focus your time away from it if you’re that frustrated by it, because there are plenty of meaningful ways to spend your time rather than bickering about it, especially when the developers already know how everyone feels about how long it is taking.