Not sure how productive this thread will be and I hope it's not misinterpreted as anything negative.

I'd love to understand development a little better. Like, what are some of the largest hurdles STS deals with in their pursuit of creating their games. Is it keeping existing players playing? Getting new players? Man power to engineer the game itself? Financing?

I'm sure there aren't many players who wouldn't appreciate this sort of insight and I can't imagine such understanding would be of anything except a benefit to the company and its consumers.

I believe that the forums are not simply a place for players to theory craft, but also a place where development can engage the community on a closer level and wouldn't mind seeing them more involved. This opposed to the often simple forum policing they often make appearances as. If this is impossible, be assured, I will understand.