We've hit the point in FKG where in DMM a whole bunch of new shit starts rolling in, new UI, event mechanics, quest lines, game systems like blooming, forging, etc.

The amount of shit they'll need to implement will just keep growing, in contrast to the previously stagnant state that lasted awhile. If they were already behind then, then they sure as hell aren't gonna make anymore progress now. Not to mention they are still suffering bugs from the last major update.