I have to agree with you. I do love this game but it needs more. I wish the dev would quit getting side tracked and fix the real issues that players are asking for in game. Fix combat. Give us ranged weapons that we have been promised for years now. Pet taming and mounts. Healing in game. It was promised but we haven't seen that yet either. Fix the economy. Allow trade to happen on the totem! Oh yeah! Furniture would be nice. I get tired of people saying , you can make furniture with post and decks. Seriously? We shouldn't have to make do. Well I also agree that more loot needs to be added in game. How cool would it be to be scavenging and you scav up a small treasure chest? It doesn't even have to have something valuable every time, just the chance of something.
The forum is full of suggestions, good suggestions but it seems we will never get any of them.
I log in all the time to see new people playing but after a few days they disappear. This is great a game with so much potential but soon there wont be new players because the games reputation is going to be so tarnished with broken promises it wont matter any more any way.